Music is Good for the Soul...and the Writer!

Me in "You're a Good Man,
Charlie Brown"

I love music! I was taught how to play the recorder, the piano, and the guitar, although I haven’t played any one of them in quite some time. I used to sing in chorus at school and took part in the musical, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown my senior year in high school.

I enjoy listening to music when I’m hanging around the house cooking, cleaning, or sewing. I always have the radio on in the car when I’m driving.

Music moves me. Songs give me ideas for writing. Because of that, it seemed natural to make a soundtrack for Belonging.

Follow this link to hear the songs that put me in the mood for writing this book.

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Quote from Belonging:

Shelly put in a CD and turned the volume up loud. Classical music came blaring out of the speakers. Shelly had always loved how one piece of classical music could hold a whole range of emotions. That’s how Shelly felt at this moment. Several different emotions all vied for her undivided attention. The physical act of painting would help her release some of those emotions.

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