Playlists

For most of my novels, as I outline, I begin curating the music that will score the lives of my characters as they grow and change and break and heal and hope. The sonic scope of the novel helps me establish the tone and the emotional resonance I’m aiming to hit during the story. Each playlist is constructed like a movie soundtrack, a journey from beginning to end. While they can be put on shuffle, the narrative can be found by listening from start to finish. 

For playlists that accompany me during my every day life, I try and curate an experience that matches a season, an event, or a theme. Most can be put on shuffle, but some, like “Christmas Surprise” (the playlist I created after my brother got engaged), are designed to be played all the way through, perhaps as background music for a dinner party or a long night out on the porch talking about life’s mishaps and mysteries with good friends. 

I hope you find some good music here. If you have some great recommendations of your own, feel free to reach out to me on my socials. Who knows, maybe we’ll make a playlist out of it.