How to Use Music to Enhance Your Writing

Tips for using it effectively and legally

Amy J. Wall
The Writing Cooperative
6 min readOct 1, 2020

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Photo by Kari Shea on Unsplash

Click. It’s the sound my tape player makes when I press play. The triangle on my machine is worn into a now unrecognizable symbol after twenty-five years of pressing it, over and over again. Billy Idol’s voice dominates the room with his 1982 top hit, “Dancing with Myself.” The music rides the sound waves through the living…

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All American & ranked 1500 meter masters runner. SDSU XC/Track alum. Write about running, health & well-being. Editor at Runner’s Life. amywallauthor.com