My life would be tragically dull and I will lose my mind.
I rely heavily on music, specifically my own playlist, to function in my day to day activities (I don’t listen to radio stations as I like to be in control of what I’m listening to and I hate ads with a passion).
I listen to my book playlists when I write as that’s when my creativity flows heaviest. Music (a mix of lyrics and instrumental) helps the tone of the chapter, it gives me direction and focus.
I’m hypersensitive to sound. I don’t like being in crowds or loud environments where I can’t hear myself think let alone hear my own voice. At work, I either have my noise cancelling headphones on or an earphone in one ear.
I’m also an incredibly light sleeper so any sound will either keep me up or jolt me awake, in which case, I turn to listening to fantasy instrumental playlists to drown out the city noise.
S.R. Severn 