I’m getting pretty close to finishing this second draft of Valentine. I’m at the stages of planning the next story. The idea now is to make it a bit shorter than V, kind of an in-between story till I have a bigger, stronger drama idea to work with. That said, I have a lot of faith in this new concept, and I’m liking the details I have right now.

One thing I am worried about, however, is my playlist. People who know me know that I use music when writing all the time. It’s a necessity in most cases. Not just any kind of music, either. Something with a dreamy quality to it, that evokes emotion, something that can fill my head with images to use for stories. And for Valentine, I have a pretty amazing list of songs I’ve been using. Sometimes just hearing them, I remember certain scenes or lines, or I just feel fluttery or energized by them. I’m hoping to find a new playlist for this new story before I finish Valentine. Let me know if you have any suggestions!

For now, here’s the playlist for Valentine:

1. Jimmy Eat World – Seventeen

2. John Murphy & Underworld – Mercury

3. Koop – Come to Me

4. DeVotchKa – New World

5. DeVotchKa – How it Ends

6. DeVotchKa – Reprise

7. DeVotchKa – The Last Beat of My Heart

8. Cassino – Governor

9. Cassino – The Old Year

10. Donora – Shh

11. Blink-182 – Another Girl, Another Planet

12. Zox – Goodnight

13.  Mogwai – The Sun Smells Too Loud

14. Mogwai – Auto Rock

15. Mogwai – Acid Food

16. Northstar – For Members Only (Acoustic)

17. Northstar – Piano Jam

18. Third Eye Blind – Good Man

19. The Bouncing Souls – Anchors Aweigh

20. Heavens – Dead End Girl

And in case you’re curious, or you think you’d like to hear any of those songs, you can find a download for the entire playlist here.