Eden Ashe

Archive for July, 2010

As I was driving the other day, I had the new Flyleaf song cranked up on my stereo and I had to smile a little as Emma, my fantasy artist heroine, came rushing to the surface. You see, Emma has adopted Flyleaf as her theme music. The music, the feel of the music itself, just fits Emma, down to her stubborn little toes. So I started thinking about my characters, and what kind of music they like because as a writer, music is extremely important to my creativity.  I can write entire chapters based on just what a certain song feels like to me. For example, it only took the first few seconds of Godsmack’s Serenity to write the PERFECT, elusive prologue for Adrian.

So this is what I’ve come up with, for my main pain-in-the-backside cast of characters.

Emma: Flyleaf all the way.

Micah: He likes the hard stuff. Disturbed, Rage Against the Machine, Seether…and hardcore rap. Anything to get his blood pumping.  Which usually results in him getting caught in another fight with someone wanting him dead, but if the man has ever met someone who hasn’t wanted to kill him at some point or other, I’ve yet to find them.

Keeley: She listens to a lot of Norah Jones, Duffy, A Fine Frenzy, and Alicia Keys. She loves the way their music makes her feel.

Luca: Nickelback, 3 Doors Down, Hinder. He doesn’t do the angry at life stuff, he has enough to be pissed off at without using music to add to the fire.

Seren: Within Temptation and Plumb. I’m sure she probably listens to other artists, but those get her where she needs to be in her head so she can do the things she needs to do. And with Adrian as her husband, I don’t argue with her much.

Adrian: Godsmack.