Playlist for Work-in-Progress (or finished) Novels

Dorlana Vann ♦ February 17, 2021 ♦ Leave a comment

Hi Friends,

I am in the process of querying agents for my latest fairy tale inspired novel. A lot of agents are now using an online forms for submissions. There are the normal questions like, word count, bio, sample, similar books, etc. But I came across one the other day that asked for an optional playlist. At first, I was reluctant, thinking it was a waste of time, but then my husband said, "You should have one of those anyway." You see, I am a huge movie soundtrack fan: Pulp Fiction, Purple Rain, Dirty Dancing, Guardians of the Galaxy, are some of my favorites (btw - I have all of these in records lol). I was like, "You know what? You're are right." 

It turned out being a great exercise that I really enjoyed. Not only was it not a waste of time, it gave me insight into my novel that I had missed along the way. I went back and changed a couple of scenes that I believe made the book stronger. So I would totally recommend a playlist for your work-in-progress or even novels you think are finished. lol

Below are the songs I chose. I didn't add all of these to my submission, and I actually had more and decided I needed to kind of weed them out. You can follow this link: Potion Playlist to Amazon Music if you want to listen to them. (Parental Guidance -  some songs are Explicit)

Levitating by Dua Lipa
Just Like Fire by Pink
Season of the Witch by Donovan
Die for Me by Post Malone
Little Red Riding Hood by Sam the Sham and the Pharaoh's
Ocean Eyes by Billie Eilish
When I go up by The Pussycat Dolls
Love on the Brain by Rihanna
Black Magic Woman by Santana
People are Strange by The Doors

Love, Laughter, and Fairy Tales,
Dorlana 

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