The 7 albums that most influenced my taste in music (Part 2)
Okay, we’re onto part 2 of my blog post about the 7 albums that most influenced my taste in music. Check out part 1 for the first half of the […]
Bon Jovi
The 7 albums that most influenced my taste in music (Part 1)
There has been a meme doing the rounds on Facebook where people have been invited to select the albums that had the biggest influence on their taste in music. It’s […]
Lyric writing for kids. What happens when you get kids to write lyrics?!
What to do with kids when bad weather has you stuck inside? Why not get your kids to write song lyrics?!
Using gigs as a motivation to write more lyrics
Using music gigs as a motivation to write more lyrics. A post reviewing an Enuff Z’nuff gig that I went to, and how attending such gigs can inspire songwriters to write lyrics.
Why you shouldn’t just write what you know
Writers are often told to write what you know. This seemingly sage advice is trotted out for a variety of writing genres: novels, short stories, poems, and lyrics. However, I […]
Re-using characters in songs
I came to writing lyrics having first of all spent several years writing comedy sketches. In the world of comedy sketch writing it’s considered normal, indeed extremely desirable, to re-use […]
Becoming a Lyric writer – part 1
In my first blog posts I thought I’d cover off my ongoing journey as an aspiring lyricist. I hope that this will be interesting for you and that it may […]