I’m not one for book-themed playlists. However, as I was nearing the end of writing Pushing Daisy, I was thinking about what I listen to while I write. Well, I tend to write with shows or movies on in the background, so I thought I would provide a list of TV shows and movies I’ve had playing as I wrote. Thus, in no particular order:
TV shows:
•Grey’s Anatomy
•Schitt’s Creek
•Friends
•Gilmore Girls
•Amazing Race (both US and Canada versions)
•Survivor
•Gossip Girl
•One Tree Hill
•Bridgerton
•Orange is the New Black
•2024 Summer Olympics
Movies:
•Halloweentown franchise
•Practical Magic
•The Craft
•The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise
•Dirty Dancing
•Back to the Future
•The Proposal
•Scream franchise
•Hamilton: The Musical
•Waitress: The Musical
•The Kindergarten Cop
•Toy Story franchise
•Moana
•Mulan
•A Bug’s Life
•Twister
•The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 1 & 2
•Hope Floats
•Split
•and any number of cheesy Hallmark-style romance movies.
Anyway, this is my (non-exhaustive) playlist of sorts. These stories exist in the background and have kept me company while I create stories of my own. I hope you’ve found something you enjoyed or even a new piece to watch—because they are all great in their own, sometimes cheesy, way.
- Isla