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Writing Better Lyrics (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,404 ratings — published 1995
Poet Of The Wrong Generation (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 31 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.82 — 633 ratings — published 2016
How to Write One Song: Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.22 — 7,513 ratings — published 2020
Songwriters On Songwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.32 — 785 ratings — published 1991
Tunesmith: Inside the Art of Songwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.01 — 555 ratings — published 1998
Songwriting Without Boundaries: Lyric Writing Exercises for Finding Your Voice (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.23 — 301 ratings — published 2011
Hooktheory I: Music Theory (ebook)
by (shelved 23 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.75 — 264 ratings — published 2012
Songwriting: Essential Guide to Lyric Form and Structure | Lyric Writing Techniques for Music Creators | Songwriting Exercises and Tools for All ... Books for Musicians (Songwriting Guides)
by (shelved 18 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.14 — 169 ratings — published 1991
Songwriting: Essential Guide to Rhyming: A Step-by-Step Guide to Better Rhyming and Lyrics (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.31 — 110 ratings — published 1991
The Addiction Formula: A holistic approach to writing captivating, memorable hit songs. With 317 proven commercial techniques and 331 examples. (Holistic Songwriting Book 1)
by (shelved 13 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.06 — 342 ratings — published
Melody in Songwriting Tools and Techniques for Writing Hit Songs (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.04 — 100 ratings — published 2000
Popular Lyric Writing: 10 Steps to Effective Storytelling (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.17 — 146 ratings — published 2007
Six Steps to Songwriting Success: The Comprehensive Guide to Writing and Marketing Hit Songs (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as songwriting)
avg rating 3.91 — 194 ratings — published 1999
The Craft of Lyric Writing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.04 — 136 ratings — published 1984
Shortcuts to Hit Songwriting: 126 Proven Techniques for Writing Songs That Sell (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as songwriting)
avg rating 3.92 — 97 ratings — published 2008
Song Maps: A New System to Write Your Best Lyrics (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as songwriting)
avg rating 3.83 — 174 ratings — published
The Songwriters Idea Book: 40 Strategies to Excite Your Imagination, Help You Design Distinctive Songs, and Keep Your Creative Flow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as songwriting)
avg rating 3.78 — 77 ratings — published 1992
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as songwriting)
avg rating 3.97 — 348,018 ratings — published 2012
Saved by a Song: The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.51 — 824 ratings — published
The Art of Songwriting: How to Create, Think and Live Like a Songwriter (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as songwriting)
avg rating 3.97 — 104 ratings — published
The Complete Rhyming Dictionary: Including The Poet's Craft Book (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.24 — 372 ratings — published 1936
The Songwriter's Workshop – Harmony | Chord Progressions and Songwriting Techniques | Learn to Write Hit Songs with Online Audio | Berklee Press Music Composition Book (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.20 — 30 ratings — published 2004
Lyrics: Writing Better Words for Your Songs (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as songwriting)
avg rating 3.85 — 46 ratings — published 2006
The Frustrated Songwriter's Handbook: A Radical Guide to Cutting Loose, Overcoming Blocks & Writing the Best Songs of Your Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.03 — 89 ratings — published 2006
The War of Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as songwriting)
avg rating 3.96 — 122,715 ratings — published 2002
The Songwriting Sourcebook: How to Turn Chords into Great Songs (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as songwriting)
avg rating 3.99 — 85 ratings — published 2003
Great Songwriting Techniques (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.33 — 33 ratings — published
More Songwriters on Songwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.09 — 103 ratings — published 2011
Beginning Songwriting: Writing Your Own Lyrics, Melodies, and Chords (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.16 — 63 ratings — published 2015
Pat Pattison's Songwriting: Essential Guide to Rhyming: A Step-by-Step Guide to Better Rhyming for Poets and Lyricists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.68 — 57 ratings — published 2014
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Writers Helping Writers, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,438 ratings — published 2012
The Craft and Business of Songwriting: A Practical Guide to Creating and Marketing Artistically and Commercially Successful Songs (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as songwriting)
avg rating 3.93 — 103 ratings — published 1988
How to Write a Song that Matters (Audiobook)
by (shelved 5 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.18 — 178 ratings — published
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.34 — 325,684 ratings — published 2002
Shortcuts to Songwriting for Film & TV: 114 Tips for Writing, Recording, & Pitching in Today's Hottest Market (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.27 — 26 ratings — published 2010
The Creative Act: A Way of Being (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as songwriting)
avg rating 3.94 — 95,698 ratings — published 2023
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as songwriting)
avg rating 3.96 — 123,056 ratings — published 2002
The Songwriter's Workshop: Melody (Berklee Press)
by (shelved 4 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.67 — 3 ratings — published
Song Journey: A Hit Songwriter’s Guide Through the Process, the Perils, and the Payoff of Writing Songs for a Living (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.06 — 32 ratings — published
The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as songwriting)
avg rating 3.93 — 4,983 ratings — published 2015
Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.07 — 63,477 ratings — published 2014
Murphy's Laws of Songwriting (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as songwriting)
avg rating 3.71 — 38 ratings — published 2013
Song Building: How to Write Better Songs Faster (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.14 — 14 ratings — published
How to Be a Hit Songwriter: Polishing and Marketing Your Lyrics and Music (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.17 — 12 ratings — published 2003
1000 Songwriting Ideas (Music Pro Guides)
by (shelved 4 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.50 — 14 ratings — published 2008
The Songwriter's Workshop Melody | Songwriting Techniques and Exercises for Beginners and Professionals | Includes Online Audio | Berklee Press Music Composition Book (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as songwriting)
avg rating 4.19 — 32 ratings — published 2003
Inside Songwriting: Getting To The Heart Of Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as songwriting)
avg rating 3.11 — 18 ratings — published 2003
Off The Record: Songwriters on Songwriting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as songwriting)
avg rating 3.89 — 35 ratings — published 2002
The Art of Writing Great Lyrics (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as songwriting)
avg rating 3.67 — 57 ratings — published 2001
“Writing a good song is not mimicry, replication, or pastiche; it is the opposite. It is an act of self-murder that destroys all one has strived to produce in the past. It is those dangerous, heart-stopping departures that catapult the artist beyond the limits of what they recognize as their known self. This is part of the authentic creative struggle that precedes the invention of a unique lyric of actual value; it is the breathless confrontation with one’s vulnerability, peril, and smallness, pitted against a sense of sudden, shocking discovery. It is the redemptive artistic act that stirs the heart of the listener, where the listener recognizes their own blood, struggle, and suffering in the inner workings of the song.”
― More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI
― More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI
“Closed in a room, my imagination becomes the universe, and the rest of the world is missing out.”
― Diotima, Battery, Electric Personality
― Diotima, Battery, Electric Personality
