It’s a 1,000 word day. They were pretty hard to put down. Also, I’ve had a lot to think about atmosphere in writing. I had a tune in my head that I wanted to convey the mood of. How do you write, and make your words ring with the same emotional impact as an auditory piece?
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I have that issue all the time — wanting to transcribe the atmosphere of certain music into a scene. Can’t say I’ve solved it yet, but I think a lot has to do with mimicking the rhythm of the music with the actual prose. Frantic music often has sharp, jarring notes; prose can easily reflect that through sentence structure and word choice.
For something more complicated, like the beauty and beast singing found in a lot of Gothic metal and the fair vs. foul atmosphere it creates, juggling a few techniques may be needed. A beautiful setting for a conversation about murder, for example, reinforced with tense prose to indicate the dichotomy between the two. It’s interesting to think about, anyway.
And 1K is still a worthy chunk, especially for the final chapter. 😉
I hope it’s at least halfway there… so close to the end of the book I wanted something slow and foreboding, something to anticipate the finish, with a touch of eerie. And there aren’t many props to work with.
Something that feels a little like this sounds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0rQo10vqCE