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Music for Writing

Music for Writing Action Scenes

Like many writers, I work best when I have music to help me focus. I’m a pantser (or a gardener if you prefer), and music often guides my stories to new places I didn’t expect. Or, when I find a song that fits the mood of the scene, I’ll play that song on repeat until I’m done. I find music particularly helps for writing action scenes. Here are some of my favourite tracks for writing fantasy action scenes – all lyric free.

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Contest Entries

Guilt – Furious Fiction October 2021

Guilt
by Gabrielle Steele

My first shower today was scalding – an attempt to feel something. My second is icy, a barrage of rain soaking me through while my umbrella hangs limp beside me. The nothingness only deepens. I’m not really there as I stare through the drab grey bricks of the courthouse. I’m lost in another rainstorm, on the day that shattered my world like a rock through a window.

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Contest Entries

The Clean-Up Guy – Furious Fiction September 2021

The Clean-Up Guy by Gabrielle Steele

Maggots. Always maggots. The job would be a damn sight better if they stopped sprouting near worksites. Leo descended into the dark basement, jaw clenching a little more with each wriggler that popped underfoot. He could’ve used spotlights, but the boss said he was better working blind. A familiar stench explained why – ruptured bowels. Great.

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Memories

The Crisp That Opened a Door

The crisp crunches in my mouth, transporting me to a Sunday afternoon twenty years ago. At the family farm, Nana has laid out the weekly feast. Soft, buttered bread, platters of meat, sliced egg, salad, crisps, and so much more at the savoury end. And the sweet end? Chocolate buns, Victoria sponge cake, rock cakes, and, if I’m lucky, a trifle. No one frowns when I heap up my plate, nor when I go back for more. It’s always savoury then cakes, and perhaps a slice of bread after that.

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