“Each of my novels has been unlocked by a song. Early on in the first draft I’ll hear a song—often one I’ve already known for a while—and there’ll be a sort of clicking into place, a physical sensation, and just like that I’ll have a much deeper understanding of a character or of the book as a whole.
For The Revolution of Every Day it was ‘Stevie Nix’ by The Hold Steady. For my new one, it’s ‘This Tornado Loves You’ by Neko Case. I love that, the way art feeds art. A conversation, all of us in it together.”
—Cari Luna, author of The Revolution of Every Day (Tin House Books, 2013)
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Angela Redmond-... replied on Permalink
"The way art feeds art
This is a profound meditation. For me, music clears the air so that I can write, but it's often the visual arts that provides the path into and through my poems. Thank you!
Marilyn Peretti replied on Permalink
Thank for the good reminder,
Thank for the good reminder, Cari. I just saw some fresh art (visual) at a local college, and I'm all fired up. I'm painting right now (Sunday afternoon), and will get back to writing soon!