Sense-Ophelia

I mentioned yesterday that I'm absorbing the books - studying and sponging up story, technique and new worlds. Working to see outside of the words that plop on the page, taking a 30,000 foot view of how I write and how I can improve my art.

I believe it's also important to go to other forms and sources. Inspiration and clarity can blossom from song, poetry and even silence.

I always try to learn the rules, if for no other reason than to break them. It's important to know the right way to bend an idea - so the integrity and beauty increase, rather than disperse. So I'm popping pockets of poetry, wrapping myself in melody, and letting in the notions and isms of a wider written perimeter.

These songs have been framing my current novel's state of mind: