Try and write A SHORT STORY, AS IF YOUR SONG WAS A 3 MINUTE MOVIE. As a writer, you can convey whatever message you want by PICTURING A SPECIFIC CHARACTER IN SOME SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENT. The listener will follow your story and in the end your message will be clear and much more interesting. When you write a “short story kind of song” people will reme…

Today I'm going to help you SAVE YOUR PRECIOUS TIME. You know, it may take a long time to write a good song. So, my advice to you is this : don't waste your time overproducing a lame song in order to make it sound good, it's not worth it. FIRST OFF FOCUS ON THE MAIN STRUCTURE OF THE SONG AND THE MELODY AND KEEP FIXING IT UNTIL IT REALLY WORKS, forg…

Today I want you to focus on this : try to DEVELOP ANY ABSTRACT CONCEPT INTO SPECIFIC IMAGES that convey your idea. Use words and sentences that appeal to the 5 SENSES AND ACTIONS. For example stop rambling on about the general concept of pain, unhappiness, sorrow, sadness, but find an image that your listeners will remember, just like this verse o…

My first piece of advice is very simple: always TELL THE TRUTH, your personal truth. When you write a song, TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT MEANS A LOT TO YOU AND SAY SOMETHING YOU TRULY MEAN. When I first listened to “The show must go on” by Queen I was moved by it, the song is so deep and meaningful. The lyrics, the music and Freddy's voice combine per…

Hello! This is Marta Innocenti, welcome to BLANK PAGE – SONGWRITING. Let's talk about how to... “Write the lyrics of your song”. 1 - Point number ONE : first of all you need to decide the main TOPIC. What will your song be about? Love? friendship? family? politics? having a dream? Choose any subject you’re interested in and let’s get started! 2 - P…