{"id":520,"date":"2012-07-20T00:00:28","date_gmt":"2012-07-20T04:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookmaven623.wordpress.com\/?p=520"},"modified":"2012-07-20T00:00:28","modified_gmt":"2012-07-20T04:00:28","slug":"music-rachael-wade-and-a-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackiepaxsonauthor.com\/index.php\/2012\/07\/20\/music-rachael-wade-and-a-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Music, Rachael Wade and a Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I have the great pleasure of hosting a guest blog by Rachael Wade in promotion of her newest release Preservation.\u00a0 Rachael discusses the influences of different music on her writing of Preservation.<\/p>\n

The Music Behind the Story: Preservation by Rachael Wade<\/strong><\/p>\n

I always say that music and writing are synonymous for me. I can\u2019t have one without the other. Whether I\u2019m listening to music before or during my writing time or simply drawing inspiration from songs I recall listening to as a kid, music and lyrics are direct hotwires to my stories and always influence them in some way.<\/p>\n

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The Band xx<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In Preservation, my latest contemporary romance, music makes its way directly onto the pages of the story. Kate and Ryan meet at Easy Street Records (Queen Anne) in Seattle to watch the band The xx play, and Kate regularly turns to music to de-stress and reflect on what\u2019s going on in her life. Whether subtly or overtly mentioned, music plays a huge role in Kate and Ryan\u2019s story.<\/p>\n

Music also naturally worked its way into the story because in real life, I\u2019m an avid music buff. One of my favorite pastimes is going to concerts, and I<\/p>\n

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Easy Street Records<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

especially love discovering new indie artists. I prefer to go to smaller venues for shows and tend to listen to a lot of stuff that most people haven\u2019t heard of. There are so many artists out there that are a thousand times better than those playing on mainstream radio. I love a lot of mainstream music, don\u2019t get me wrong. But I\u2019d choose to listen to my favorite small-name artists over the mainstream stuff any day.<\/p>\n

I listened to the following songs while writing Preservation and would recommend them to anyone. As you can tell, they\u2019re all pretty commercial, but they are some of my all-time favorites and were perfect for Kate and Ryan\u2019s story. I\u2019d love to hear about your favorite artists\u2014mainstream or not! Who should I listen to? I\u2019m always open for recommendations. I just might use them for inspiration for the next novel. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n