Songwriter and pen

Creating Good Music is Not a Random Process

The following is an excerpt from “Beating Songwriter’s Block: Jump-Start Your Words and Music“, Chapter 6: Verses, Choruses, Bridge: The Moving Parts. It’s a book I wrote two years ago, published by Backbeat Books, a subsidiary of Hal Leonard Corporation: Music, in all the diverse ways in which songwriters create it, comes from what could be thought […]

French, Italian Translations of “Beating Songwriters Block” Now Available

I’m excited to announce that my book “Beating Songwriter’s Block: Jump-Start Your Words and Music”, published by Backbeat Books (Hal Leonard Corporation) has been translated into French and Italian, both of which are now available on Amazon. The French translation was done by Laure Valentin, and R. Ponte was the translator for the Italian version. Both versions […]

Speedwriting Lyrics: Liberating… And Terrifying

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5 Ways to Enhance Your Songwriting Imagination

Get “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 10-eBook Deluxe Bundle, and take an important first step to building a fan base for your music. _____________ In the writing of my latest book, “Beating Songwriter’s Block: Jump-Start Your Words and Music,” I did considerable research into the concept of creativity. After all, everyone knows that if you’re going through a […]

Writing Song Melodies When Writer's Block Sets In

Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle, and take an important first step to building a fan base for your music. _____________ When songwriter’s block is setting in, it can make you feel that everything you try to write is garbage. With anything that’s difficult, the best solutions will come from simplifying what you do. Here’s […]

Music Connection Magazine Article – Improvising as a Songwriting Technique

Songwriting technique is something that needs to be studied and then practiced.  “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle will show you every aspect of what makes songs great, and show you why the greatest songs of the past 6 decades have been so successful.  Read more. __________ Music Connection has published an article I wrote for […]