Songwriting Resources

Practical guides on the craft of songwriting — written for people who are actually trying to write songs, not just thinking about it.

Craft

How to Write Songs

The baking analogy, your inner superego, and practical advice from a guy who writes a lot of songs.

How to Write Lyrics When You're Stuck

The three types of lyric block and specific strategies for each one — including when the problem isn't the words.

Practice

Songwriting Exercises

15 practical exercises for beginners and experienced writers — warmups, constraints, perspective shifts, and structural challenges.

Opinion

Staying Human in an AI Music World

What AI gets right about music, what it will never get, and why writing your own songs still matters.

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