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Generating Ideas for Lyrics
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Top 5 Exercises for Coming Up with Great Song Lyric Ideas—#2: Metaphor Collisions
8 December 2022
This exercise is one of my all-time favorites. It is the fastest way to show yourself that you…
Generating Ideas for Lyrics
Language
Lyric Writing
Metaphor
Songs I Love
Writing better lyrics with metaphor magic
12 August 2022
In this video, I show you how to write songs—and specifically lyrics—like Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, and John…
Creative Practice
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Lyric Writing
Melody Writing
Wisdom from Songwriters
Mastering the Elements of Lyric Writing
3 August 2022
Studying and understanding the tools that go into making a song can help anyone learn how to write…
Generating Ideas for Lyrics
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My writing
Song Starters
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Examples of Sense Writing
1 January 2022
The first exercise I run in any lyric writing class is called ‘Sense Writing,’ which is essentially the…
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Drunk in the day – and other tips on writing well
26 October 2021
Writes William Zinsser in, “On Writing Well”: …you have to strip your writing down before you can build…
Language
Metaphor
Psychology
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This is Your Brain on Metaphor
20 June 2021
When I teach lyric writing, the first concept I introduce in any class is the power and impact…