Music unlocks imagination and memory in a way nothing else can.  

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You can approach this exercise in one of two ways:

 

1) If you have a vague idea of what you want to write about by way of theme, setting/time period, mood, make a 10 song playlist of songs related to your burgeoning idea. 

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2) If you are starting with nothing or you want to arrive at something unexpected, use this Spotify Playlist on random or choose 10 songs you are unfamiliar with. 

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Clear your brain and go for walk (Phone notifications off) while listening to your chosen Playlist. Bring paper and pen. While you're walking, visualise yourself as a character in the movie with the music as a soundtrack or remove yourself and visualise the scene . What's happening? What is the want? What is the conflict? You can be as literal or as figurative as you'd like. When an idea pops into your head that sparks a story idea, write it down. 

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