songwriting

Lyrics: Writing Better Words for Your Songs (Songwriting)
$22.95
I started a songwriters club just over a year ago. We've all spent time acquiring good resources to read and share. We look for reference material that will not only help us with our individual work but will help us offer constructive ideas to each other on lyrics, construction, content, melody, theme, etc. This is one of the better books I've found on lyric writing. It gives a lot of approaches for stimulating songs along with examples of popular songs that used each approach. I find it is now a book I can pick up anytime, open to any page and within moments have a fresh idea. There seems to be a good balance of instructive narrative and helpful examples. What I like most is that it deals head on with my two biggest issues: inspiration and structure. It was definitely money well spent and truly delivers on the author's promise (a statement I'm unwilling to make about similar books). It is a keeper for my reference library. I fully intend to purchase other works by this author.

Songwriting: Essential Guide to Rhyming: A Step-by-Step Guide to Better Rhyming and Lyrics (Songwriting Guides)
$14.95
A simple technique to understanding the work words do in poerty and song writing. The practice is gentle and not difficult to perform.
Of all the praise I could heap upon Pat Pattison, the one bonus dimension is that of nuances, which are able to enhance poetry through the use of subtile qualities that words may possess, such as, shades or implications or reflections as to a more appropiate choice of words for a greater Songwriting experience: Essential Guide to Rhyming: A Step-by-Step Guide to Better Rhyming and Lyrics (Songwriting Guides)]].
I have sent this book to collegues and students to share the potential for skill enhancement.

Songwriters On Songwriting: Revised And Expanded
$24.00
I am thoroughly enjoying reading this book. First off, it's huge,a good two inches thick and dense (a photo at the beginning of each interview and nothing more). The interviews are solid and in every one of them that I have read so far I have found something that has made me a better songwriter. Zollo knows what he is talking about and gives credit where credit is due. He also asks interesting questions. This book is great for anyone interested in songwriters and songwriting.

Frustrated Songwriter's Handbook - A Radical Guide to Cutting Loose, Overcoming Blocks, & Writing the Best Songs of Your Life (Softcover)
$19.99
Don't let the book's title mislead you. I wasn't a frustrated songwriter when I purchased this book;
I'm a prolific songwriter.
I earn a living as a songwriter however I was getting complacent; feeling like I needed to push myself beyond where I've been (hey! maybe I was frustrated.)
After reading the book in 3 days (it's slim, a good read and full of fun techniques/ideas)--I applied it's suggestions
to myself within a week. I am not the same songwriter I was. I went in directions
I previously would never go.

I can not describe the excitement shooting out of me when I completed my first
20-Song Game.
I can hardly wait for my next 20 songs! Who knows where they will lead me?
This book has put the excitement and fun back into my songwriting.