Most of you are readers … my specialty is mysteries. And I also like music.
So I combined the two, in a very small way. If I'm reading a book by an author I really like, I jot down the musical references in the novel. I've discovered a few artists and songs that I really dig that way. My thinking is, if I like the writing, I may like the music in the writing.
Jazz from Hieronymus Bosch. Cajun from Dave Robicheaux.
My second suggestion - - at no cost to you today only! - - is to consider signing up for your favorite authors' newsletters. Some of them are pretty interesting.
Finally, a speed-things-along idea. When I'm tap-tap-tapping away and I come to a specific word that doesn't feel right, I don't stop and fret. I simply underline it and return when I'm taking a break. Roget's Thesaurus is my friend, as is the Urban Dictionary.
Paige