Songwriting Process
Why Songwriting Drafts Die And How To Bring Them Back To Life
You see, every songwriter has an ideas graveyard. It lives in notebooks, phone notes, voice memos, half-finished DAW sessions, scraps of paper, and old lyric files with names like “new song idea 7” or “verse chorus maybe.” For me, I have a folder called “WIP” which stands for “works in progress” and it’s HUGE. Inside […]
Why Songwriters Struggle to Finish Songs (And How to Fix It)
If you’re like most songwriters, you probably have a graveyard somewhere. Not an actual graveyard of course… but a folder on your computer, a notebook, or a voice memo list filled with half-finished songs (I know I do). Starting songs is easy but finishing them? That’s where things get interesting. Recently I came across a […]
How To Be Inspired By Other Songwriters Without Losing Your Own Voice
Every songwriter has that moment. You hear a song and think “Man, I wish I had written that.” The melody feels effortless. The lyric hits something a raw nerve. The structure feels tight and intentional. And suddenly you’re inspired… and at the same time slightly intimidated. Here’s the truth: no great songwriter develops in isolation. […]
Inspiration Is Optional: The Real Work of Songwriting
When talking about his writing process, author, Tom Wolfe once said: “I always have a clock in front of me. Sometimes, if things are going badly, I will force myself to write a page in a half an hour. I find that can be done. I find that what I write when I force myself […]
No Muse, No Problem: Practical Ways to Restart a Songwriting Day
Every songwriter knows this feeling. You sit down with your instrument, the notebook is open and the DAW is armed and waiting. And… nothing. No spark. No pull. No inner voice whispering lyrics into your ear. Just that dull, grey sense of blah. These are the days when the mythical “muse” feels like it’s packed […]
Finish More Songs With 30-Minute Songwriting Blocks
One of the most common frustrations songwriters face is not a lack of ideas, talent, or inspiration. It is the growing pile of half-finished songs that never quite make it across the line. I’ve got them, you’ve got them. You know what I mean. A great article published on EPICOMPOSER titled Finish More Music With […]
Always Remember… Don’t Take Your Songwriting Habit For Granted
Most songwriters don’t stop writing because they’ve lost their love for music. They stop because life quietly gets in the way. One week turns into two. Two weeks turns into a month. Nothing dramatic happens. No big decision is made. You just look up one day and realise you haven’t written a song, a verse, […]
10 Songwriting Goals Worth Keeping in 2026
The start of a new year has a habit of turning songwriting into some sort of to-do list. And as we all know about setting songwriting targets, goals or resolutions in the past, by February, most of that energy has burned off, leaving behind unfinished songs and a quiet sense of falling short. Maybe 2026 […]
Is There Such A Thing As “Too Much Revision” In Songwriting?
Revision is one of the most respected parts of songwriting. We’re told to rewrite, refine, and polish. To cut the weak lines, strengthen the chorus, and keep working until the song “gets there.” All of that advice is sound. Revision matters. But there’s a quieter question most songwriters eventually run into and rarely talk about. […]
Why Your Best Songs Start Before You Sit Down to Write
Most songwriting advice focuses on technique. Chord choices. Rhyme schemes. Song structures. Productivity hacks. All useful, all necessary, and all slightly incomplete. Because long before a song takes shape on a page or in a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), something else is already at work. Songwriting often happens before you sit down to write. Lines […]