"Aitor created the world and left blueprints for every life form, thus giving his children the ability to replicate his work with new birth and so the process
continued:..."
-The Creation of Kaladè
I like to listen to music when I write, mostly soundtracks and few songs that have words that seem to match either the plot or one of my characters. Some of them no doubt may seem a little strange, but they get the creative juices going. A lot of the listed songs have more to do with the last two books of the Mortal War series or even the series afterwards. In time (and after publishing... I prefer optimism), I will separate them by book, but until such a date I cannot.
Music is very inspiring, and I recommend it when writing, though I know quite a few people who can't concentrate with any kind of noise.