Most of the time, the things you write are probably just OK. Not the best, not great, maybe not even good but not bad either, just OK. There’s a gap between your abilities and your taste….

Some things are worth the wait. Inspiration is not one of them. If you’re waiting for inspiration, it won’t come. At least not as often as you want it to. Writing for inspiration, that’s a…

Do you write until you’re out of ideas, or do you stop before that? If you’re writing until you finish all your ideas, you may run out of ideas prematurely. Staring at a blank page…

Staring at a blank page with no idea what to write is a tough position, but song ideas are all around us. Most of the time when you sit down to write it should be…

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about writing lyrics that build bridges. This past week, I heard this song while looking through some of the highlighted NPR Tiny Desk Contest entries and found a…

Is there a right time to write lyrics? Yes and no. If you have the freedom to decide what time of day and which days you write, you have the most opportunity to maximize your…

Political events over the past year+ in the U.S. have brought to light some vast differences in the way people think. Music has been a guiding force in politics and it still can be. The…

Do you know anything about your great great grandparents, or even your great grandparents? I knew a couple of my great grandparents but remember very little about them. I remember some of the crazy things…

Sometimes life is a breeze, other times things are difficult. It could be that too many responsibilities, too little sleep, or a lack of ideas are keeping you from writing. Those are the times where…

That thing that needs your attention right now, you know the thing that’s on fire, it’s more likely a distraction from what you really want or need to get done. Same thing with all the…