How Do You Find Your Own Voice as a Songwriter?
If you’ve ever asked yourself, “How do I find my own voice as a songwriter?” you’re not alone. It’s one of the most common and important questions in songwriting, and the answer isn’t something you stumble upon overnight. Finding your voice isn’t about waiting for inspiration to strike. It’s about doing the work until something […]
10 Mistakes Beginner Songwriters Make (And How to Fix Them)
When you’re first starting out as a songwriter, it can feel like there’s a mountain of things to figure out. Things like lyrics, melody, structure, rhymes, ideas, not to mention performance, recording, and everything else. It’s so easy to fall into traps that slow your progress or shake your confidence. But don’t worry, mistakes are […]
10 Ways Your Life Can Be Used As A Songwriting Goldmine
One of the most authentic and sustainable ways to find ideas for songs is to turn your inspiration inward. Your life is a living, breathing source of stories, emotions, and observations just waiting to be written about. You don’t need to live a wild or dramatic life to write meaningful songs. You just need to […]
Who Really Makes a Song a Hit: The Songwriter or the Audience?
It’s a question that gets thrown around a lot, often in frustration or reflection: “What makes a song a hit?” Is it the songwriter’s genius? The audience’s taste? A well-oiled marketing machine? Or just dumb luck? The short answer? It’s both the songwriter and the audience, but they don’t hold equal weight, and they’re rarely […]
Why Writing In Long-Form Can Help You Write Better Song Lyrics
When people talk about songwriting, they usually focus on trimming things down, cutting the fat, tightening the line, getting straight to the point. And that would make sense. Songs are short. They’re compact emotional containers, designed to get in, hit hard, and stay with you. But here’s the twist: sometimes, the best way to write […]
How to Keep the Momentum Going in Your Songwriting Practice
Staying consistent with songwriting is easier said than done. Some days you feel inspired, other days… not so much. The real challenge isn’t starting a song, it’s continuing to show up day after day, even when the spark feels like it’s gone missing. So, how do you keep the momentum going when writing songs regularly? […]
Songwriting 2.0: Is This When AI Meets the Heart of Creativity?
At a glance, this op‑ed article by Ran Geffen Levy (published August 18, 2025) in Music Business Worldwide makes a very bold claim: we’re standing on the edge of a new era in songwriting, one defined less by training and more by sheer conviction. What the Article Says Charli XCX, while accepting Songwriter of the Year at the Ivor Novello […]
Why Write Songs When It’s All Been Said? Because It Hasn’t Been Said By YOU!
Every honest songwriter hits the wall sooner or later: hasn’t everything already been said? Love, grief, hope, doubt. Same chords, same feelings. So why keep going? Well, the short answer is that songs are not news reports. They are transmissions. A transmission changes when the sender changes, when the medium changes, when the moment changes, […]
Your Song is a Message in a Bottle: Why You’ll Never Truly Know Your Listeners
Author Margaret Atwood (The Handmaids Tale) once quoted that “… you never know who your readers might be” when it came to writing output and the writers attitude towards it. Of course the quote is skewered towards authors but the full quote is below rearranged to suit the songwriter… “Releasing a song is like casting […]
33 Universal Song Themes You Can Write Today
Most great songs hang on a feeling we all know. When you write to a universal theme, you give listeners a clean way in. Pick the truth, find a specific moment inside it, and let the song do the heavy lifting. How to use this list That’s it. Keep it human and keep it close. […]