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Lacking Motivation? Here’s How to Reignite Your Passion for Songwriting
4 March 2025
For many songwriters, a big question they ask themselves on a daily basis is “Should I even write…
Chorus Writing
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How to Write a Song – 5 Simple Steps
23 February 2025
Have you ever struggled to turn your lyrical or melodic ideas into a complete song? Whether you’re an…
Chorus Writing
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The Zoom Method: Secrets to Better Lyrics Under 10 Minutes
7 January 2025
What does the classic Joni Mitchell song, ‘The River’ (1971) have in common with neo-RnB song ‘Super Rich…
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A Songwriter’s Main Struggle and How to Fix It
22 December 2024
Every songwriter has 2 main struggles: Struggle #1: To consistently make work you are proud of. Struggle #2:…
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Songwriting is “Easy” According to John Lennon
6 May 2024
In a 1983 interview with Molly Meldrum, David Bowie talked about how much he admired John Lennon’s songwriting…
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The Secrets to Noel Gallagher’s Songwriting Success
16 February 2024
Known to many as the primary songwriter, guitarist, and co-lead vocalist of British Rock band Oasis, it’s undeniable…
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The MAP Method – Finish Your Songs
15 October 2023
Recently, I emailed the over 12,000 people on my email list, and asked them the question “What is…
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Songwriting prompt of the week
12 March 2023
Here is the 3rd (of 4) songwriting prompts for the Songwriting Groups I run (if you want more…
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Top 5 Songwriting Exercises for Coming Up With Great Song Ideas: #5—Chorus Writing Prompts
6 March 2023
What a Chorus is not I have some important news about a Chorus—news that took me way too…
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Songwriting Prompt of the Week
19 February 2023
Today is the second fortnight of the Songwriting Groups I run (if you want more info on the…
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Free eBook: The 14-Day Songwriting Challenge
19 February 2023
Get a free copy of the 14-Day Songwriting Challenge—a series of daily writing prompts designed to take less…
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Top 5 Exercises for Coming Up With Great Song Lyric Ideas: #4—Metaphor Sense Writing
17 February 2023
Metaphor Sense Writing is a combination of Exercise #1 (Sense Writing) and #2 (Metaphor Collisions). It’s a way…
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20 Songwriting Prompts
8 February 2023
Wanna know how to write a song? Start with one of these 20 songwriting prompts that will kickstart…
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14-Day Songwriting Challenge: DAY 4
16 January 2023
#4. Listen deeply. This task is excerpted from the wonderful book, ‘The Art of Noticing,’ by Rob Walker:…
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14-Day Songwriting Challenge: DAY 3
15 January 2023
#3. A list. This poem is unbelievable. Listen to it, the whole way through (listen to the recording…