A good way to both inspire yourself and create a feel for the world of your screenplay is to create a mock soundtrack. I’ve done this recently by creating a playlist on iTunes. I think about the key scenes of my story, and then I try to come up with music that both fits those scenes and the overriding theme and tone. I can’t listen to music all the time when I’m screenwriting, but a lot of times I do. This method is especially helpful if you are either feeling disconnected from your story or not in a writing vibe. Sometimes I play the soundtrack and just close my eyes and visualize. Hey, whatever works, right?

Who knows, this may be completely worthless for you. But it’s helped me, so I thought I’d pass it along.

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