Whether you’re a beginner or you’ve been songwriting for years, there are some tough lessons we all are bound to learn along the way.

I think the best way not to be devastated by discouragements is t...

At the end of the day, you came to this post to become a better songwriter.

You and I may disagree on a lot of things, but we both definitely want to become better songwriters.

The good news?

There...

What does writing a song really look like? Everyone online makes it seem simple and easy.

Write A Song A Day For 30 Days.

Write A Song In 3 Easy Steps.

But what is the reality of songwriting? Why d...

Have you ever experienced writer’s block? Have your songs started to all sound the same? Let’s talk about 7 tips to get out of your creative box!

1. Change The Instrument You Write With

I get it....

When you sit down to start writing a song, what instrument do you tend to grab?

Having a favorite is ok, but I hope you don’t rely on a single instrument. I definitely don’t.

Let’s talk about the in...

Are you an acoustic guitarist?

Good, because we’re going to talk about the 3 main advantages of songwriting with an acoustic guitar.

If you’re not a guitarist, hopefully this post will convince you ...

I have to be honest.

My songwriting instrument of choice is the piano.

I like writing with acoustic and electric guitars, but the piano is my most powerful tool.

Let’s talk about the 3 main advanta...

I can’t seem to find it now, but I once heard a quote about players that make it in the NFL.

It was something like this: “No one makes it to the NFL without being at least a little delusional”

This ...

We all want to write more interesting melodies.

Without an interesting melody, most songs are going to be sunk. So what is something we can do to take our melodies to the next level?

In this post, w...

Tattoo lyric? What on this honestly-more-blue-than-green earth is that? Do you mean a lyric tattoo?

I can see why you would think that, but no.

A tattoo lyric is a concept I came up with in order to...

Every song is a story. 

Whether you are taking the listener on a journey that goes through the life of a person, their story of redemption, or just a journey that takes you through the mind and inner...