Musical Musings #3 Monday 9th June

Musical Musings is a weekly music based writing meme to inspire and support writers of short fiction. Each Tuesday a prompt will be posted and you will have a week to create something (see the guidelines below). Reading others' work and commenting in a critical but constructive manner is part of the writing process and our growth as writers. All participants are encouraged to actively be a part of this each week.

This week's prompt

Combine the elements of Voodoo and Cowboy to create your short fiction. Inspired by the Cat Empire's "Voodoo Cowboy" from their 2007 So Many Nights album.

How to be part of the writing adventure:

1. Check each Tuesday for a new musical prompt – a link to the post will appear at the top right hand of the blog to help you navigate.
2. Write between 1000-2000 words of short fiction in any genre.
3. Editing is welcome and encouraged.
4. On Monday, post your story to your blog.
5. Return here to link your post and leave a comment.
6. Visit other’s posts and leave constructive comments.

Musical Musings: a monday writing meme

Musical Musings - where music and writing collide

For me, music and writing are inseperable. I simply can't write unless I have music on. Unlike others, who need instrumental music, or music without obvious lyrics, I go for music that sets the scene or creates an ambience for where I (think) the stories needs to go.

When I wrote 'Hail Mary' (a story I hopefully will be able to retrieve from a broken USB drive) I took out my 'In the name of the Father' sound track and got the whole story down by the end of the CD. One of those moments where it felt like downloading a story from somewhere - I had the soundtrack I was just creating new images to go with it.

Consequently, I've decided to create a musical writing meme ... with the prompt to go up mid week, for posting the following Monday. Between now and then I will work out how to insert a Mr Linky widget (c'mon how hard can that be - probably famous last words!).

The inaugral prompt comes from Aussie singer and songwriter writer Liam Finn (yes - son and nephew of the famous Finn brothers of Split Endz and Crowded house notoriety). Here goes ....

"Remember me

Well honestly I don't remember who you are

The memory has never been the best, you want a second chance"

From Liam Finn's song 'Second Chance'

If you would like to hear the song or get a feel for the music - the video clip is posted above. It seems to beyond my technophobe abilities to get the youtube window into this post!! And please pass among your writer friends to spread the word.