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You need some writing music. Right. Now.

Don't take my word for it, listen to the wise lit-blogger Maud Newton. A good soundtrack saved her novel:

"Listen to different music as you work on each section [of your novel], and make sure it’s the same music every time. And then, [my friend] said, the words will just flow out. In essence, you’re training yourself the way Pavlov trained his poor dogs. But with fewer harnesses and wires, and considerably less detachment."

Because I love music, here's part two of my  holiday present for you, some of the best writing music I heard this year.

15. "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse from Back to Black 

14. "Like Castanets" by Bishop Allen from Broken String  

13. "In Our Talons" by the Bowerbirds from Hymns for the Dark Horse

12. "Up The Wolves" by The Mountain Goats  from The Sunset Tree    

11. "Forks And Knives (La Fete)" by Beirut from The Flying Club Cup

Click here to see 16-20 of my Best Songs of 2007 list. Tune in later this week for the conclusion of our official Best Songs of 2007 list.