When people talk about songwriting, they usually focus on trimming things down, cutting the fat, tightening the line, getting straight to the point. And that would make sense. Songs are short. They’re compact emotional containers, designed to get in, hit…
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…
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.…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…