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I rarely listen to music while writing. I wish I could, but it distracts me.

I don't listen to music when I write, but I do turn on appropriate music when I read portions of my manuscripts back to myself - kind of like adding a soundtrack to help shape mood.

I don't listen to music when I write - I find it distracting.

I do listen to a lot of music, but I don't listen when I'm writing.

I write while listening to music, mostly because the world beyond my headphones is too chaotic.

I don't really listen to music when I work. I really have to focus on one thing at a time. I like a lot of quiet and peace when I'm working or when I'm thinking or when I'm reading.

But I never listen to music while I'm writing.

I rarely listen to music while writing. If I don't like it, it bothers me, and if I like it, it absorbs me so much I can't write.

When I first started writing, I used to listen to music all the time because it would make time pass more quickly. And then I started to wonder if the music wasn't affecting my writing in ways that I didn't necessarily intend.