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I've been pining for more vacations and holidays lately, so I decided to invent one. Happy Writers Who Make Music Day!

First, we will celebrate Peacock's Penny Arcade, a rock band staffed by writers, aspiring writers and a couple regular musicians too. Even better, they sing about all things literary.

I met them on my high sea adventure with the Pen World Voices Festival, and completely neglected to put their name in the web video. So let's give them some love today--because it's Writers Who Make Music Day.

Then, we will celebrate Willy Vlautin, the leader of the rock band Richmond Fontaine and author of the dark road novel, The Motel Life. Follow these links to get Vlautin's take on such varied subjects as...

The creative keystone of Writing with Music.

Followed by advice on How To Structure Your Novel.

And then the all-important, How To Balance Work and Writing.

But don't forget How To Revise Your Novel.

Concluding with The Art of Storytelling.