By Gary Burr Songwriting Master Class • August 19, 2016
Writing a song is an amazing and mystical process. It's also roll-up-your-sleeves hard work and involves a great deal of headache-inducing staring at a blank page (or a computer screen for you "kids").
For any of you who have ever been frustrated by getting a publisher, producer, artist, or ANYONE In the music industry to listen to your songs, one of the PRIMARY REASONS is THIS.
1) Verb tenses changing or going back and forth in a weird way. This is one of the mistakes I see most often when critiquing song lyrics. Switching between past, present and future can really mess your lyric up if you are not super clear about what is going on.
Whether you are writing for your own pleasure or you hope to have your songs recorded by major artists, here are some steps you can take to write better songs instantly.
Throughout my 20 years as a professional songwriter, I’ve noticed there is not always a large difference in talent level among most creative people. Why, then do some songwriters seem to have an over abundance of fans buying their music and other writers struggle to sell the first song?
