I've been writing a scene with rain, and so listening to rain sounds in my ears all day. The sound of rain and thunder is calming somehow, but also adventurous and somehow gives me a sense of potential, of mystery. What is out there in the rain and dark? What sounds could the pattering and …
Mood music
I find that when I'm aiming for a certain tone or vibe in my writing, it helps a lot to be listening to music that evokes the same feeling I'm going for. It puts my brain into the right gear and the visions of what I need to write come a lot easier. What are …
Westworld: best show on TV in years
Watch it. That's all I have to say about it. The acting, the story, the writing, the cinematography, the music, the ideas, the effects, the moral questions, the characters, the cast--all of them are top notch. And each of them magnifies the quality of the others. Just watch it! Get HBO Now, the streaming service, …
Word A Day: Accorder
Accorder  Definition: One who accords assents or concedes Here it is! The first word I'm not familiar with. I am familiar with 'accord', of course, but I've never seen this noun version used. When I first saw this I thought of a musical instrument, like a recorder, or an accordion. Thinking about music, I wonder …
Music, evolving like an organism
I recently watched this video from one of my favorite YouTube channels, SciShow, and got me off on a thought tangent. I've always wondered about how non-life things could evolve, such as languages and cultures, and music is just the same. It endures the same selection pressures as life, if you take some imaginative interpretations. …
Jonas David 