Guest Post: Music+Writing by YA Author Taylor L. Stimac

Music and writing have always gone hand and hand for me. There is nothing like putting a playlist on shuffle and letting the first thing that fills your ears set the scene. So many times while writing my debut novel, Trusted, I would pop in my earbuds and just let the songs take me away. There is something freeing about letting the vibes of a good song work their magic through your words. Music has always served as an escape for me and it's no different when I'm writing.

There were many times while completing my novel that a particular song would captivate not only me, but the characters as well. While they weren't specifically named in the book itself, each song left it's imprint on the overall product. Below is the playlist that I worked up for Trusted. Each of these songs were scene setters that just wouldn't let go.

TRUSTED PLAYLIST

Taylor Swift                 Everything Has Changed

Weezer                                  Island In The Sun

Alice Cooper                                 School's Out

YB Mobstaz                                       Umbrella

Modest Mouse         Tiny Cities Made Of Ashes

Nirvana                                                Plateau

Foo Fighters                                   All My Life

Stone Sour                                 Through Glass

The Goo Goo Dolls                          Better Days

The White Stripes     We're Going To Be Friends

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Music continues to inspire me as I write and I love sharing the songs that influence my characters.

How does music inspire you?

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Top 5: Favourite Female Artists

I decided that I wanted to do more of these 'Top 5' posts. Maybe I'll even do a 'Top 10' one day if I can't choose 5. Today I choosing my five favourite female artists. I'm not being sexist, I just like a lot of female singers and I'll do the male post one day, I promise. These are all American singers. I feel as though even though there are famous female soloist in South Korea like BoA and Son Dam Bi there aren't enough for me to a whole post on them. I'll include them when I do my favourite female K-Pop groups/soloists. Keep in mind that it was extremely hard to order these five amazing vocalist in order of five to one. I've also included my favourite song by the singer.

5. Nicki Minaj
Masquerade
4. Demi Lovato
Skyscraper
3. Rihanna
Stay
2. Taylor Swift
Nevermind
1. Adele
Rolling in the Deep/ Set Fire to the Rain/ Turning Tables

The links lead to some of my favourite posts about the singers. Some of them are actually pretty funny like the Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj ones. Masquerade is was never made into and official music video but it's still a pretty popular song and I loved Nicki Minaj in this one. Skycraper has such a good message that I just have to love it. Who doesn't love Stay? My favourite Taylor Swift song, Never Mind, was surprisingly actually never released. You can find it on YouTube and on the internet but it isn't sold anywhere. It's still my favourite song by her though. And lastly, Adele, I just couldn't choose. Chasing Pavements is also up there in my favourite Adele songs but the three that I chose just can't be beaten.

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Music Of October 2012!

I Knew You Were Trouble - Taylor Swift

Skyfall - Adele
I Will Show You 보여줄게 - Ailee
Sweet Nothing (feat. Florence Welch) - Calvin Harris
This Kiss - Carly Rae Jepsen
Beautiful (feat. Justin Bieber) - Carly Rae Jepsen
Your Body - Christina Aguilera
Up (feat. 박봄 of 2NE1) - Epik High
Don't Hate Me - Epik High
Every Night 매일밤    EXID
I Cry - Flo Rida
That XX 그XX - G-Dragon
Lady Killer - Gavy NJ
Chasing Pavements - Glee Cast
Mine - Glee Cast
Ice Cream (feat. Maboos) - HyunA
Beauty and a Beat (feat. Nicki Minaj) - Justin Bieber
이러지마 제발 (Please Don't...) - K.Will
Pandora - KARA
Die Young - Ke$ha
Catch My Breath - Kelly Clarkson
Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself) - Ne-Yo
Not Over You - NU'EST
Live While We're Young - One Direction
Good Time (feat. Carly Rae Jepsen) - Owl City
True Love (Feat. Lily Rose Cooper) - P!nk
Style - RaNia
Diamonds - Rihanna
Poison - Secret
Red - Taylor Swift
I Knew You Were Trouble - Taylor Swift
Begin Again - Taylor Swift
Catch Me - TVXQ
Stop Girl - U-KISS
Sexy Baby - U-KISS
Uncommitted - XIA

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