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	4111	30 October 2023
Adding Texture Day 3 - Writing from an Unexpected Point of View Songwriting Exercises adding-texture	2	255	18 April 2024
Tension and Authority Day 5 - Attribution Songwriting Exercises tension-authority	1	170	16 November 2023
Tension and Authority Day 4 - Writing from Within a Character - Describing the World Songwriting Exercises tension-authority	1	140	9 November 2023
Tension and Authority Day 3 - Writing from Within a Character: Measurements/Descriptions Songwriting Exercises tension-authority	1	132	9 November 2023
Noun Verb Collisions 3 Songwriting Exercises metaphor , collision	26	1159	8 November 2023
Adding Texture Day 6 - Utilizing Lists Songwriting Exercises adding-texture	3	213	6 November 2023
Tension and Authority Day 2 - Clocks Songwriting Exercises tension-authority	1	136	7 November 2023
Noun Verb Collisions 1 Songwriting Exercises collision , metaphor	19	806	6 November 2023
Adjective Noun Collision 3 Songwriting Exercises collision , metaphor	23	848	2 November 2023
Tension and Authority Day 1 - Avoiding Thought Verbs Songwriting Exercises tension-authority	3	172	6 November 2023
Adding Texture Day 5 - Big Voice vs Little Voice Songwriting Exercises adding-texture	3	237	2 November 2023
Adjective Noun Collision 2 Songwriting Exercises metaphor , collision	26	849	1 November 2023
Adding Texture Day 4 - Mixing First, Second, and Third Point of View Language Songwriting Exercises adding-texture	3	215	1 November 2023
Adding Texture Day 1 - Mixing Types of Communication to Engage Listener Songwriting Exercises adding-texture	4	291	31 October 2023
Adjective Noun Collisions 1 Songwriting Exercises collision , metaphor	26	1140	26 October 2023
"Where" Writing - Canoe on the River Songwriting Exercises object-writing	25	859	25 October 2023
"Where" Writing - Hotel Bar Songwriting Exercises object-writing	21	744	24 October 2023
"When" Writing - Loved One's Funeral Songwriting Exercises object-writing	30	938	24 October 2023
"Where" Writing - Park Bench in the City Songwriting Exercises object-writing	26	914	23 October 2023
Adding Texture Day 2 - Directly Addressing Inanimate Objects Songwriting Exercises adding-texture	1	245	23 October 2023
"When" Writing - Six in the Morning Songwriting Exercises object-writing	39	1233	20 October 2023
Starting With a Title - 'Potholes' Songwriting Exercises	5	148	19 October 2023
Goal Oriented Writing Theory	0	332	12 October 2022
Starting with a Title Theory	0	154	19 October 2023
"When" Writing - Graduation Songwriting Exercises object-writing	21	642	19 October 2023
"Who" Writing - Cyclist Songwriting Exercises object-writing	31	868	18 October 2023
Brainstorming - Mind Mapping Association (Pulling Lines Together) - Day 6 Songwriting Exercises	3	440	18 October 2023
Brainstorming - Mind Mapping Association (Creating Lines) - Day 5 Songwriting Exercises	2	374	17 October 2023
"Who" Writing - Priest Songwriting Exercises object-writing	18	647	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…