Music and writing are like coke and pizza: they taste great apart, but are even better together. The perfect song can inspire you to achieve new heights and stretch your imagination, so create a soundtrack for your novel. Choose any style of music you want by any artist. Choose themes for each character, as well as particular settings and riveting scenes. It will not only help you understand your story better; it will allow you to have tons of fun, too. Just make sure that you don't break any copyright laws when you do it (i.e. using music on your website without the artist's permission, etc.). Here's a list of some songs which I would like on my story's soundtrack if it became a film. Obviously, this is completely UNOFFICIAL and should not be construed as the artists' endorsing my work.
"Savin' Me" by Nickelback (Cassandra's theme)
"Midlife Crisis" by Faith No More (Max's theme)
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot (Lammy's theme)
"Rollin'" by Limp Bizkit (Cassandra's sisters' theme)
"Number 1" by Nellie (Cassandra's archnemesis' theme)
"Going Under" by Evanescence (Max's archnemesis' theme)
"Burn It To The Ground" by Nickelback (Cassandra's other brother's theme)
"Jeremy" by Pearl Jam (Max's best friend's theme)
