No I’m sending letters to the festival, just sitting here writing after just having heard Neil Young sing. It’s been a really strange day, the news has been full of the death of Michael Jackson. It’s hard to believe that his parents had him performing with his older brothers before the age of five.

What’s Your Mood Mover

I have never been one of those writers who could sit tapping away in silence, I need some kind of noise to get me moving and in the mood to write. I know that some people want perfect silence when they are writing, some like to listen to the radio or a recording, I usually have the television on, especially if I am writing in the evening. Many freelance writers would find that distracting, but for me it is just background noise, and I can occasionally look up if something catches my eey or my ear. I find it much harder to concentrate on writing without some kind of background noise.

Glastonbury on the telly is quite good, you can watch and listen if you want and not have to deal with the mud and the crowds, although I have to admit that I would actually like to go one year, just for the experience. I suppose that to some extent music helps to booster the imagination and strengthen the writing arm, something that doesn’t happen for me if there is perfect quiet. Do you write in silence, or do you listen to music or have the television on?

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