A Burning Candle – Songwriting Prompt
Write about what it feels like to be a burning candle. This seemed fitting for the coming holidays.
A Trip to the Library – A Songwriting Prompt
Go to the library, walk to the fourth bookshelf you see, pick up the last book on the bottom shelf, turn to page 35, write down the first full sentence on the page. Either use…
“Next Time I’ll Say ___” – A Songwriting Prompt
Fill in the blank: “Next time I’ll say _______.” Think of the story surrounding that sentence, whether it’s something that actually happened to you or something you make up.
Taking a Break to Focus
Over the last few months, I’ve focused a lot on rewriting LyricWell.com. As a result, I’m having trouble keeping up with these blog posts. In order to focus on the rewrite so I can finish…
This Happens All Day Every Day – A Songwriting Prompt
This is the first of my monthly songwriting prompt posts. From now until I decide to change things up, the first post of the month will be a songwriting prompt. As I watched the sunrise…
Working Hard Before the Spotlight
I watched a fair amount of FIFA World Cup games earlier this month. I don’t watch much soccer outside of those games and there are probably a lot of people who do the same. Even…
Too Much Information
Have you ever heard (or written) a song that sounds like it could be part of a textbook? There may be a lot of information you want to get across, but it’s not going to…
Cleaning up Digital Clutter
I recently started cleaning up my inboxes. They were full of hundreds of emails that I either never opened or planned to follow-up on didn’t. They’re not completely cleared out, but I’m making progress. Things…
What Could You Accomplish If You Had Less?
I’m currently reading a book called Material World: A Global Family Portrait. It documents the lives of average families in thirty nations around the globe. Each family was photographed outside their home surrounded by all of…
Your Lyrics, Your Music, They Matter!
I recently went to a Jeremy Enigk show. If you’ve ever been a fan of emo music, you should know who he is. The things he’s written as a solo artist and with his primary…