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How to Keep the Momentum Going in Your Songwriting Practice

Staying consistent with songwriting is easier said than done. Some days you feel inspired, other days… not so much. The real challenge isn’t starting a song, it’s continuing to show up day after day, even when the spark feels like it’s gone missing. So, how do you keep the momentum going when writing songs regularly? […]

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Songwriting 2.0: Is This When AI Meets the Heart of Creativity?

At a glance, this op‑ed article by Ran Geffen Levy (published August 18, 2025) in Music Business Worldwide makes a very bold claim: we’re standing on the edge of a new era in songwriting, one defined less by training and more by sheer conviction. What the Article Says Charli XCX, while accepting Songwriter of the Year at the Ivor Novello […]

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Why Write Songs When It’s All Been Said? Because It Hasn’t Been Said By YOU!

Every honest songwriter hits the wall sooner or later: hasn’t everything already been said? Love, grief, hope, doubt. Same chords, same feelings. So why keep going? Well, the short answer is that songs are not news reports. They are transmissions. A transmission changes when the sender changes, when the medium changes, when the moment changes, […]

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Your Song is a Message in a Bottle: Why You’ll Never Truly Know Your Listeners

Author Margaret Atwood (The Handmaids Tale) once quoted that “… you never know who your readers might be” when it came to writing output and the writers attitude towards it. Of course the quote is skewered towards authors but the full quote is below rearranged to suit the songwriter… “Releasing a song is like casting […]

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33 Universal Song Themes You Can Write Today

Most great songs hang on a feeling we all know. When you write to a universal theme, you give listeners a clean way in. Pick the truth, find a specific moment inside it, and let the song do the heavy lifting. How to use this list That’s it. Keep it human and keep it close. […]

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The Changing Face of Songwriting: What Today’s Songwriter Really Looks Like

Not too long ago, the term “songwriter” conjured a pretty specific image, someone sitting with a guitar or piano, scribbling lyrics into a notebook, chasing inspiration like a kite in the wind. It was romantic, a little mysterious, and very human. But today, that image has expanded. In fact, it’s morphing into something much broader, […]

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Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Write “Bad” Songs

When it comes to writing songs, there’s a mindset I’ve learned to trust more and more over the years: “Don’t ever be afraid to write ‘bad’ songs, they’re the stepping stones to your best songs.” It sounds simple and maybe even a bit cliché, but this idea is something every songwriter, beginner or seasoned, needs […]

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How to Finish Your Song Ideas: Turning Spark into Fire

If you’ve ever found yourself knee-deep in unfinished song ideas, half-formed verses, catchy chorus hooks, or just a melodic fragment stuck in your voice memos, you’re not alone. In fact, this is such a common issue among songwriters that Speed Songwriting has dedicated an entire article to tackling it head-on. The post, titled “How to […]

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The Perfect Songwriting Space – What You Really Need (And What You Don’t)

You know, when it comes to songwriting, the space you write in matters more than you might think. It’s not just about having good gear or the “right” tools, it’s about creating an environment that makes it easier for you to slip into the creative zone and actually stay there. So, what makes the perfect […]

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How Self-Doubt Can Actually Make You a Better Songwriter

“I have more self-doubt than any writer I’ve ever known… The positive aspect of self-doubt, if you can channel it into useful activity instead of being paralyzed by it, is that by the time you reach the end of a novel, you know precisely why you made every decision in the narrative, the multiple purposes […]