Sorry.
That apology is for the persons who hated the song prompts in July. I’d planned to use song prompts for one month just to see what happened for me as a writer. I had such fun and created such a diverse collection of stories from the July song prompts, that I decided to continue song prompts into the coming months until I have a collection of 100 shorties. Then I am going to e-publish the collection.
That said, here’s the first song prompt for August–“The Good Life” by Three Days Grace. Lyrics can be found at the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yMtslWhcGY
What I have discovered is that using a diversity of songs as prompts inspires a diversity of stories. What an eclectic collection July’s prompts inspired!
My next trick will be to try using music to prompt me when I get stuck while writing on the novel. If it works, I will be so excited.
Fay Moore: I Want To Be a Writer 
Fay – are there readers who don’t like the song prompts!?! That sucks! I think they’re great and a great idea. Can I ask: how do you come up with your song prompts, how do you select them? 🙂 Good luck with it all! Do you welcome suggestions from readers? Because I will gladly give you some recommendations. 🙂
Hi. About the song prompts, I go to YouTube and start randomly listening to songs. Usually You Tube recommends other songs, so I keep listening until one strikes me. I try to look for a variation to themes I’ve already explored, so I don’t get bored. I’ve already picked all of August’s prompts. But if you have a couple that you’d like to recommend for September, please let me know. I’d enjoy the variety!
That’s a cool way to do it, Fay. 🙂 Youtube is great (and bad for that!) it’s so easily to lose lots of time that way. Okay, a few suggestions – and I’m changing the genre here to Jazz – I won’t be offended if you don’t choose them! 😉
‘Slow Drag’ by Donald Byrd (this is a fabulous instrumental with just a few random vocal parts – speaking really, voiced by the drummer)
‘Bizet Had His Day’ – a big band track that I have listened to countless times.
I just think both of these tracks are really evocative. They are intense and there is a sort of eeriness to the latter. Anywo, they could be good for you… Let me know what you think. 🙂
I’m going to go listen to each now. I love the switch-up to Jazz and a big band era selection. New inspirational stuff. THANKS! Look for them as prompts in September.
No need to apologize – I love the song prompts!
XOXO — Hope you like the Kokomo piece I posted today. Don’t ask me why my mind does the things it does with songs. I think the piece is not what you’d expect.