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Featured Content
Daily Songwriting
Write songs consistently… no more “I don’t have time” excuses! Know what you’ll write about before you sit down, drop into the writing flow instantly and find the joy in songwriting again!
How to Write a Song Chorus
How to write a song chorus, learn to go from “I don’t know what to write about” to “Check this out!” You don’t have to figure out songwriting on your own…
Songwriting Foundations
Focus Your Songwriting Super Powers
Learn to focus your songwriting super powers… it’s not enough to start writing, you need to keep yourself writing and stay on track to finish your songs!
Songwriting Inspiration
Looking for songwriting inspiration? Want to end the eternal “What should I write my song about?” dilemma. How to find the best ideas for your songs!
Song is Haiku
How to fix stuck songs… your song isn’t a novel or story, it’s haiku. Don’t get stuck by overwriting and trying to say too much in one song. Learn action steps to solve your stuck songs.
Recent Articles
Why Your Lyrics Sound Cheesy
You’ve written lyrics but they sound cheesy and amateur. Listen, it’s normal and totally fixable, so let’s level up and fix your amateur lyrics.
Building Your Songwriting Superpowers
Discover and explore your songwriting superpowers because you can do things that regular people only dream about.
Setting Songwriting Goals You’ll Actually Achieve
When you’re creating goals to push yourself and your songwriting three common mistakes will cause you to fail… solve these 3 mistakes so you achieve and surpass your goals!
Lyric Writing
3 Avoidable Lyric Mistakes
3 Avoidable Lyric Writing Mistakes you can stop making today… instantly level up your lyric writing so you professional instead of like an amateur…
Avoid Lyric Fail
Avoid Lyric Fail… Fix weak lyrics before they happen! Edit properly instead of half writing your songs and calling them “finished”…
Finish More Songs
Finish more of your songs with this simple songwriting hack… learn how to complete what you start instead of starting songs that you never finish!
Songwriting Psychology
5 Destructive Songwriting Myths
Why make songwriting more difficult? Learn to recognize and solve these false and destructive songwriting myths!
Worst Songwriting Tips Ever
The 5 worst songwriting tips ever, and my answers that will actually help you finish songs you’re proud of… don’t bother with these broken tips…
Building Your Songwriting Superpowers
Discover and explore your songwriting superpowers because you can do things that regular people only dream about.
Songwriting Productivity
How to Write a Song Chorus
How to write a song chorus, learn to go from “I don’t know what to write about” to “Check this out!” You don’t have to figure out songwriting on your own…
The Number 1 Most Common Songwriting Mistake
Don’t feel bad, every songwriter’s made this mistake at some point…starting to write lyrics before you’ve decided on the big picture for your song!
3 Chord Progression Songwriting Games: Writing Chord Progressions Using Only 3 Chords
Songwriters, let’s play a songwriting game! Here are 3 quick games to help you explore and write chord progressions, even if you only know how to play 3 chords!
Video Lessons
Song Structure: How to Write and Entire Song
How to finish a song and write a complete song from beginning to end. Where to put your verses, chorus, pre-chorus and bridge so you can finish your songs.
13 Songwriting Creativity Blocks
Solving 13 common songwriting creativity blocks… it’s not you, it’s how you’re thinking about songwriting and making it harder for yourself!
Exotic Bean
Exotic Bean, an original song with complete lyrics and analysis to help you write better songs… how I suffered from coffee withdrawal while travelling….
Songwriter Interviews
Collaboration Takes You Higher
Musical collaboration will get you to success faster than working on your own. Step outside your comfort zone to create great things…this story proves it!
Songwriter Interview with Chris Kirby
Chris Kirby, songwriter interview: on co-writing, songwriting outside your comfort zone and building a solid songwriting reputation…
15 Million Views
Ever dream of releasing a viral video? Keith Mullins, guitarist, singer and songwriter, got that wish, he explains how he did it and why the video went viral in this interview…