Do you listen to music when you write? If so, what kind? What songs?

Occasionally. I create a playlist that I think fits with my work and listen to that. Sometimes I will choose a particular song for a particular scene and play that on repeat.

I rarely ever listen to music when I write because I get really distracted. Sometimes I will listen to music before I start writing, and then after a few songs go by or the playlist finishes, I'll begin writing.

If I do listen to music while I write I usually choose movie soundtracks because not only are they pretty inspiring, but if there are no words to the music, I tend to get less distracted.

Ever since I've gotten a Pandora account, I've been listening to music while writing. I keep it in the background, and I set it up so that it'll give me a proper mood. For sci-fi, I listen exclusively to Lindsey Strling (with perhaps some Escala an Two Cellos), for fantasy I'll listen to Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Clasical Music (Such as Beethoven and Tchaikovsky). And, sometimes, I just shuffle everything.

Ive been writing for three years and I listen to songs that have the genre of what I am writing at that time, If I am writing a sad chapter I play sad songs etc. I find different types of music affects your emotions.

No, I don't, but when I'm home I usually have the tv running in the background..

I don't like to write in complete silence.

If you are talking about writing music, then I don't. I write tons but I listen to fall out boy songs or read a deep book. (PETE WENTZ IS AN AMAZING WRITER!) it inspires me. So no, not during while I write. I'm afraid ill subconciously take parts of the lyrics or melody. XD