No matter how many songwriting techniques you learn, no matter how many songwriting books you read, and no matter how much you daydream… this is all for nothing unless you actually write. Leo Babauta …
Two Literate, Insightful Songwriting Authors You Should Check Out
Given yesterday’s post, in which you witnessed the nostrils of a literature dork flare with righteous anger, I’d like to show you that there are actually a few songwriting authors out there who’re …
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Write the Songs You Were Born to Write.
No matter what kind of music you make, somebody is eventually going to criticize that music. Period. Especially if you’re out there making innovative, daring, exciting sounds, there are going to be …
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What Webster Isn’t Telling You About Strawberries
A strawberry isn’t just a strawberry. Words are much more than their dictionary meanings. Aside from definitions, words also have connotations. Much of a word’s emotional resonance and impact come …
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It Doesn’t Have to be Pretty to be Poetic
Road kill has its seasons, just like anything There’s opossums in the autumn And there’s farm cats in the spring. -Waits/Brennan, “Murder in the Red Barn” …
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