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The Songwriter’s Journal: 52 Weeks of Songwriting Ideas and Inspiration

Whether you are new to songwriting or have written hundreds of songs, “The Songwriter’s Journal” should be within arm’s reach whenever the mood to write a new tune strikes. It is packed with the fuel you need to ignite the imagination and provides you with more ideas than you could ever hope to write about. With hundreds of entries designed specifically to spark the muse within, the book should reside on every songwriter’s bookshelf or desk. It includes songwriting exercises, chord progressions

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15 Replies to “How to Write Song The Real Truth About Becoming A Songwriter”

  1. This is pretty much the same way I write as well. More than others, I tend
    to write both the melody and the lyrics together. I guess it’s the
    compliment one has over the other that helps me be genuine with what I want
    to say with the song. Good stuff. ?

  2. Yes my friend everyone can be John Lennon if they practice. Lost, you say?
    You are right so keep looking and maybe you will find your self instead of
    J.L . He worried less about what they said and more what his heart told him
    and now your reading the book he wrote. Stop that and look inside the Mira.
    Who do you see? Then one who does not believe is the one that needs too
    believe only trough the path one shell see the sea of endless beauty the
    beauty you can not see.That’s it from me.

  3. Also you can’t approach something that’s already fixed by laws of physics
    Good music or God notes are already there you can’t change them all you can
    do is too find them. Haven’t you come across something cool when you were
    doodling around with guitar? Well if you keep doodling you will find more
    things a long the way. You have too dig in order too discover that certain
    notes go together more then others. You just got too find the.

  4. the thing is, I can write a song perfectly, Its quite easy in some
    respects. Its getting it to the right people thats the issue. No one gives
    a shit and I dont blame them, all these producers and record labels must
    get so many demos sent to them etc its really really hard, but my goal is
    to keep trying, keep at it and eventually maybe… when I’m 85 or something
    it may pay off 😛

  5. Buddy. Music is a science that’s got something too do with atoms and how
    they are positioned and how they trigger chemicals inside our bodies. How
    ever the more you dig inside your self with music the more you will
    discover that beauty. How ever finding musicians like U2 down the street
    just not that easy so a lot of rec companies have too turn garbage in too
    gold some how in order to sell cause they have no choice in order too
    survive that’s the truth but common sense as well.

  6. No need to know no one. Once you produce something beautiful people will
    come too you. Just because you know some one it does not mean that person
    want’s too know you. Specially if you have nothing too offer them! Some
    times you have too look at things from a different angle.

  7. Real professional songwriters approach songwriting as a job. They are
    always learning how to get better and take their songs to the next level.
    If you can’t be an artist yourself, you must be able to write songs that an
    artist would want to sing. Being a great musician isn’t that important.
    Being a good business person and being able to say things different
    lyrically is important.

  8. Buddy before you experiment with music I suggest you try too learn how too
    feel the music first. Experimenting is for Scientist not musicians. Lol.
    See the picture on the monitor behind you? Now that’s some one who knows
    what feelings are and before you advertise yourself with John Lennon at the
    back Look at your self in the mirror and remove all that gear behind you
    and stop acting like a scientist. Science is for Stephan Hawking and not
    you. Roll a doobie if you wanna experiment. lol

  9. You can’t harass any one for anything. What your saying it’s like walking
    in to a Wal mart and demand free food. They will call security. How EVER if
    you have the money on you then you can have what ever you pay for. The same
    with music. If you have the dough (music hooks) then you can get what you
    want but if you don’t they will just kick you out unless they are
    desperate. A & R aint stupid people they are just like me and we all speak
    one language which lies below the waves of reality.

  10. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    It’s a Songwriter’s Toolkit, November 2, 2007
    By 
    Susan F. Lick (South Beach, OR USA) –

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    This review is from: The Songwriter’s Journal: 52 Weeks of Songwriting Ideas and Inspiration (Paperback)
    This is not a book you read; it’s a book you do. It’s a great workbook for songwriters, with sections for every week of the year. It includes places to jot down ideas, word games to inspire lyrics, chord progressions and melody lines to play with, and space to write a whole song, plus lists of “power words,” quotes from famous songwriters and information about songwriting resources. I just wrote my first week’s song, and I’m having a hard time keeping myself from reading ahead to next week. In fact, if I didn’t have other things to do, I could just cuddle up with this book for the winter and write one song after another. Or I could use it whenever I feel stuck. This book would work well for poets, too. It’s so much fun.

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  11. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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    Cornucopia of ideas, September 4, 2007
    By 
    ted r (Boston) –

    This review is from: The Songwriter’s Journal: 52 Weeks of Songwriting Ideas and Inspiration (Paperback)
    The subtitle, “songwriting ideas and inspiration,” accurately describes this book. As one reviewer commented, it is rambling and not “organized.” Each of the 52 2-3 page sections is an independant, random unit of ideas and things to spark ideas and images to make a song from. (A shotgun approach to writing one song a week.) I like the idea. Within each “week’s” pages, it is completely random. The chord progression, tips, themes, etc. are unrelated to each other. I think the purpose is that if even one bit strikes you, it is worthwhile; which I agree with. I like the idea very much.

    I found the scenarios to be in the blues style of songwriting; some people may like that, some may not.

    Scattered among the nuggets of ideas and inspirations were helpful recommendations for best low cost acoustic guitar, best introductory music recording software, best drum machine, and a list of other recommended books (I already own one of those recommended books and found it excellent, which gives me confidence in the author’s other recommendations.)

    This book does not address what to do with your songwriting ideas and inspirations. It does not cover anything like song structure or how to turn ideas into actual lyrics. To be fair, that is not the stated purpose of the book.

    I think this would be an excellent book for breaking out of writer’s block. Then get a songwriting book (which the author kindly provides recommendations for) to turn the ideas into developed lyrics.

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