Songwriting Steps

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
Sensory Based Description Theory As writers, words are our raw building materials. As songwriters, we need to select the words that most engage our listeners. They must paint pictures, surface memories and evoke feelings in their minds. The key to achi…	4	4281	30 October 2023
Noun Verb Collisions 3 Songwriting Exercises metaphor , collision	27	1211	22 April 2024
Adding Texture Day 3 - Writing from an Unexpected Point of View Songwriting Exercises adding-texture	2	306	18 April 2024
Tension and Authority Day 5 - Attribution Songwriting Exercises tension-authority	1	190	16 November 2023
Tension and Authority Day 4 - Writing from Within a Character - Describing the World Songwriting Exercises tension-authority	1	154	9 November 2023
Tension and Authority Day 3 - Writing from Within a Character: Measurements/Descriptions Songwriting Exercises tension-authority	1	156	9 November 2023
Adding Texture Day 6 - Utilizing Lists Songwriting Exercises adding-texture	3	253	6 November 2023
Tension and Authority Day 2 - Clocks Songwriting Exercises tension-authority	1	160	7 November 2023
Noun Verb Collisions 1 Songwriting Exercises metaphor , collision	19	839	6 November 2023
Adjective Noun Collision 3 Songwriting Exercises metaphor , collision	23	875	2 November 2023
Tension and Authority Day 1 - Avoiding Thought Verbs Songwriting Exercises tension-authority	3	191	6 November 2023
Adding Texture Day 5 - Big Voice vs Little Voice Songwriting Exercises adding-texture	3	274	2 November 2023
Adjective Noun Collision 2 Songwriting Exercises metaphor , collision	26	873	1 November 2023
Adding Texture Day 4 - Mixing First, Second, and Third Point of View Language Songwriting Exercises adding-texture	3	258	1 November 2023
Adding Texture Day 1 - Mixing Types of Communication to Engage Listener Songwriting Exercises adding-texture	4	332	31 October 2023
Adjective Noun Collisions 1 Songwriting Exercises collision , metaphor	26	1192	26 October 2023
"Where" Writing - Canoe on the River Songwriting Exercises object-writing	25	886	25 October 2023
"Where" Writing - Hotel Bar Songwriting Exercises object-writing	21	765	24 October 2023
"When" Writing - Loved One's Funeral Songwriting Exercises object-writing	30	961	24 October 2023
"Where" Writing - Park Bench in the City Songwriting Exercises object-writing	26	943	23 October 2023
Adding Texture Day 2 - Directly Addressing Inanimate Objects Songwriting Exercises adding-texture	1	290	23 October 2023
"When" Writing - Six in the Morning Songwriting Exercises object-writing	39	1277	20 October 2023
Starting With a Title - 'Potholes' Songwriting Exercises	5	174	19 October 2023
Goal Oriented Writing Theory	0	352	12 October 2022
Starting with a Title Theory	0	180	19 October 2023
"When" Writing - Graduation Songwriting Exercises object-writing	21	664	19 October 2023
"Who" Writing - Cyclist Songwriting Exercises object-writing	31	897	18 October 2023
Brainstorming - Mind Mapping Association (Pulling Lines Together) - Day 6 Songwriting Exercises	3	468	18 October 2023
Brainstorming - Mind Mapping Association (Creating Lines) - Day 5 Songwriting Exercises	2	398	17 October 2023
"Who" Writing - Priest Songwriting Exercises object-writing	18	668	17 October 2023

Sensory Based Description

As writers, words are our raw building materials. As songwriters, we need to select the words that most engage our listeners. They must paint pictures, surface memories and evoke feelings in their minds. The key to achi…