
New Year Resolutions for Songwriting
It’s got to that time of year when people start thinking about setting New Year resolutions. Not everyone creates resolutions but those who do stand a greater chance of achieving […]
It’s got to that time of year when people start thinking about setting New Year resolutions. Not everyone creates resolutions but those who do stand a greater chance of achieving […]
The essence of lyric writing is that songwriters string words together that they hope will resonate with listeners. Of course, the prime objective when creating the song is to create […]
There are almost certainly lots of music fans out there who love the idea of writing lyrics for a song. However, if you don’t happen to be a musician then […]
I’ve already written 2 posts about songs and lyrics that are about war. (Songs and Lyrics about war – part 1 and Songs and Lyrics about war – part 2). […]
So you want to write song lyrics? In this Beginner’s guide to writing lyrics series of posts I’m going to outline some tips for getting started with lyric writing. There […]
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 […]
In part 1, I described a couple of techniques that aspiring lyric writers can use to generate lyric inspiration. These were the Cut Out technique (favoured by Bowie and Cobain […]
How do you generate inspiration for song lyrics? Do your lyric ideas come easily, or does it involve a lot of staring at a screen? Maybe accompanied by a low […]
Lyric Contests – exploring whether there’s a formula to win them Is there a magical formula for writing successful lyrics? Something that the likes of Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and […]
As lyric writers start their songwriting careers one thing they’ll come across is the availability of lyric contests. Some may find it intimidating to think that other people would be […]