tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146344441035785929.post7759648957265750084..comments2024-01-02T03:01:51.066-08:00Comments on Telling Stories: Using lyrics in fictionKatie O'Rourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324745918050259841noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146344441035785929.post-22910305708138827782012-04-30T09:09:10.652-07:002012-04-30T09:09:10.652-07:00i don't know the rules for quoting books, but ...i don't know the rules for quoting books, but the book i reference above comes out may 1st- in paperback, like you like! (i got an advanced copy.)Katie O'Rourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08324745918050259841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146344441035785929.post-40129593940420922812012-04-30T00:34:24.691-07:002012-04-30T00:34:24.691-07:00Ugh. I was really hoping that if I were ever reall...Ugh. I was really hoping that if I were ever really published, they would take care of that stuff. Inevitable is loaded with lyrics. (And also with book quotes - do you know the rules on that?)<br /><br />Any chance of a sneak peak of how the author you mentioned above does it?Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198153808722570798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146344441035785929.post-13630478369160511602012-04-26T17:35:42.844-07:002012-04-26T17:35:42.844-07:00I had the same problem. My book is loaded with mus...I had the same problem. My book is loaded with musical references, and you are correct -- aside from the fact that it is very difficult to find the right people (they don't reply), the cost is usually prohibitive for first-time authors.<br /><br />Here is how I handled one scene where my character is using loud, angry songs to feel better about the situation he is in: <br /><br />Note: Sasha is my character's dog<br /><br />"As Alkaline Trio starts singing “Radio”, I notice Sasha get up and walk of the room. She wants it known that she does not approve of what I’m about to do. She’s actually seen it twice before. I lie on the floor, stare at the ceiling, and sing along to the chorus as loud as I can. It’s about wishing a former lover would share her bath with an electrical appliance.<br /><br />When the song’s haunting, final chord fades like a ghost in the night, I don’t feel any better. I step up the anger with a song by Brand New called “Seventy Times 7”. It’s one of the meanest songs I’ve ever heard. He spends four minutes wishing the object of his scorn experiences a violent death in a car accident."<br /><br />It's not as clean as using the real words, but the point gets made and I'm pretty sure I'll stay out of trouble.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com