Enjoying the Process of Songwriting is Difficult—and Maybe It’s Supposed to Be

We live in a time where leisure is readily available. Netflix and other streaming platforms have millions of television shows … More

How to Finish: The Other Hardest Part of Songwriting

If you’ve read my post on how to start, you know that your writing can flow as soon as you … More

Song sections can be confusing. Sometimes the terms can get mixed up (is it called a pre-chorus or a bridge?) … More

So, you wrote your song top to bottom and the story is solid. The flow is great and you can … More

Like everyone, I experience self-doubt when it comes to songwriting. Along with music having a brutal, messy industry, it was … More

My five favourite books to learn the craft of songwriting If you’re a reader like myself, you’ve probably noticed how … More

Have you ever gone months and months without writing a song? Years? I definitely have. When I first started writing, … More

One of the fundamentals to songwriting is creating contrast between sections. I say “fundamentals” because it is one of the … More

Nearly every writer has tried object writing at some point in their lives. The idea is usually very similar every … More