I think I went overboard on the emojis...
Anyway, music!
So if you want to include music in your book, I guess go for it.
Basically, this chapter's purpose is to give you some information about music in books. So here we go!
1. Most people will not listen to the song. Sorry, this is just fact. And no, putting in bold, "Make sure you listen to the song!" Won't help. I know, I know, you don't believe me, but it's true. And I know, I know, it's not fair, but people are stupid. You'll be a lot happier if you accept this. Because of this fact, don't make the music essential to the story. It can add to the story, sure. But if someone didn't listen to the song, they should be able to easily understand what's going on.
2. If you do include music and somewhere in the story you put, "Start the music here!" In bold, you need to know this. Most people (if they decide to listen to the song at all) will have already listened to it and it will be confusing. That may just make them give up. Just FYI...
3. If your music could be offensive, vulgar, or has poor language, include a warning! (I have a whole chapter on this).
4. If people do listen to it, they probably won't watch the video itself. Most likely, they'll read and listen at the same time. Make sure that you know this and if for some reason you need to change your music or something, do so.
5. Please, don't include the song lyrics in the writing.
Please!
Pretty please!
Pretty please with a cherry on top!
I'm begging you!
I have a whole chapter on this, too. The lyrics are dumb and SO annoying. Do NOT include them... or I will hunt you down and kill you.
6. You need to understand that not everybody likes the same music as you, so don't be upset if for some reason someone doesn't like the song you selected. Be chill about it. If they're truly a jerk, then I will eventually have a chapter out about hate comments and messages.
That's really about it, just make sure you know what's up before you include music in your book.
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I've missed you, you amazing authors! I know that everyone says this, but I'm going to actually try to update more because god knows that some people need it.
Kidding.
Anyway, happy writing my beautiful authors!🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑