Emotional Quote by Melissa Febos

I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right piece of music for what I'm working on. Once…

— Kate DiCamillo

Music inspires me and puts me in the right mood, but to actually listen to it when I write - I find it gets…

— Dani Shapiro

Writing music is always really helpful for me. It always reveals to me how I am feeling.

— Erika M. Anderson

I don't listen to music when I write, but I do turn on appropriate music when I read portions of my manuscripts back to…

— Erik Larson

I always write my novels with music (I don't listened to the music seriously.) Music seems to encourage me.

— Haruki Murakami

Music’s the soundtrack of my life and has been since I was a teenager. There’s always music. If I’m not playing it, I’m listening…

— Charles de Lint

I rarely listen to music while writing. I wish I could, but it distracts me.

— Mary Roach

I have to have music as a soundtrack to writing fiction. I listen to it at other times, too, but it helps me write.

— Jeff VanderMeer

I don't listen to music when I write. If I do, I usually end up giving it my whole attention, which means, unfortunately, I…

— Gail Honeyman

Music is an important part of my writing process.

— Peter James

The music I listen to while writing is really scene-specific. It's just a great motivator, a way to put myself in the mood.

— Jeff VanderMeer

I've gotten a little superstitious about listening to music when I write. Once a story is going somewhere, I keep listening to the same…

— Kelly Link