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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Suggestion: Write a breakup song, with a twist

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Songwriting suggestion: Write a breakup song — but not about a romantic relationship. A long-term relationship has soured, and it's ti...
Friday, February 1, 2013

Suggestion: Write a song of enthusiasm

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Songwriting suggestion: Write a song with a central message of enthusiasm for some thing, product, place, person, event, or activity. Wher...
Thursday, January 31, 2013

Here comes February Album Writing Month

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It's time for February Album Writing Month 2013, at http://fawm.org . The FAWM challenge: to write 14 songs during the 28 days of Februa...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Tip #14-1/2: Embrace your limitations

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It seems paradoxical, but when artists are forced to work within severe limitations, it often leads to their best and most memorable works. ...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Tip #14: Maybe it's complete already

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Approaching the end of our series of 14-1/2 tips for writing quickly. One of the secrets of artistic genius is knowing when to stop. If you ...
Monday, February 13, 2012

Tip #13: Roll dice

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Continuing our series of tips for writing quickly. If decisions slow you down, try taking yourself out of the decision process. Write down y...
Sunday, February 12, 2012

Tip #12: The buddy system

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Continuing our series of tips for writing quickly. Nothing spurs your creativity like having a buddy or group of friends to share your works...
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