Music and the muse have always been intricately entwined, one thing that some of us here a WoPo find really useful is finding music mixes on youtube. This is also how we find new artists for album buying!

There is music for many different moods, some with images – just type the mood or inspiration words into the search part of the site. One of my personal favourites to search for is Epic, which is where the above mix came from, but you can get relaxing, inspiring, alpha wave and so much more.

Another way of syncing music with the muse to help with writing is to play a CD or digital music file in something with visualisation software, that is most laptops and gaming systems like the xbox. The music plays and the screen fills up with pulsing shreds of colour that react to the sounds.

These alone can inspire the writer. Basically put some music on, let it soak into you and then start writing. Just writing down your feelings and senses for as long as the album or video lasts!

Try not to stop and think, just write and write. There will be the bones of a poem in there somewhere.