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All my characters have playlists.

For each book, I do end up making a kind of playlist to fit the characters.

I have specific playlists for different books and characters. So, I need to have those with me. It helps me get into the mindset of the book.

I've always used music for my acting, and I do have a kind of a very personal play list that I create.

I make a playlist for every character I portray. Music plays a huge part in helping me understand a character. Every time I get a new role, I will take a chunk of time to just sit and listen to a bunch of songs and select the ones that make sense in my mind for that character. I can't even explain how much it helps me.

Making playlists can kill a whole afternoon for me. I like building very specific playlists for new writing projects. In a strange way, choosing certain songs is part of the process of plotting the book out. I pick songs that I think with resonate with characters, their personality quirks, relationship dynamics, action scenes, and so on.

I know when it's getting close to game time, I create a different playlist for each and every game. Before the game, to game time, to warm-ups, going to the stadium, I have a different playlist that puts me in a different mode.

I'd like to play every type of character, but only once. I like to expierence things.

I want to continually play characters that speak to me, but also are different than what I've just done.