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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
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Lyric Writing
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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
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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…
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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…
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Writing Tips from George Orwell
22 November 2016
One of the most incisive essays I have ever read on the art of writing is the short…
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Psychology
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I Have a Confession to Make
4 August 2016
I have a public confession to make. I have a serious problem—a profound weakness, and it only gets worse…
Habits of Success
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Psychology of Creativity
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What Can Business Learn from Songwriters?
14 July 2016
I was kindly invited by Soren Trampedach and Work Club Global, in collaboration with the Sydney-based organisation Affectors,…
Language
Psychology
Revising Songs
VIDEO: The Psychology of Lyrics
14 July 2016
Thanks to the Sydney Conservatorium of Music for hosting their first inaugural Teach Meet – a public lecture…
Generating Ideas for Lyrics
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Revising Songs
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ASCAP Blog – ‘Bringing Cliches Back From the Dead’
12 April 2016
I’m very chuffed to have had this article published on the ASCAP Blog, ‘We Create Music’. Click on…