Link: 33 Impeccable Ways To Overcome Songwriters Block
by Jason Hannah on Mar.09, 2010, under Link
Ever have to deal with Writers Block?
I think everyone deals with it from time to time. I spend a lot of time reading about creativity, writing, inspiration, and other things around the web, and I came across a great link. The author listed 33 ways to get past writers block, and what’s awesome is that it’s written from a songwriters point of views.
Here’s a small piece from the article
Put these 33 impeccable ways to the test yourself and experience the magic of inspiration:
1 – Ask why, how, when, where and who?
Ask yourself questions about the subject. If your song is about a suspicious old man then ask the questions: Where does he go? Where did he come from? Who is he? What is he going to do? Who are his friends? Does he have any? What are his interests? What are his dreams? Is he married? What is his history? Why does he act so strange? Ask as many questions as possible to come up with ideas.2 – Put on some music.
Listen to music that fits the mood of the song you are about to write. It gets you into the vibe.3 – Don’t try to be a perfectionist.
Just write your story, lower your standards and adjust it later if you need to.
Knowing that you can always alter it afterwards will make you write more fluidly.4 – Read.
Read books, blogs or magazines on the subject or topic you want to write about.
Expand your horizon.5 – Take a cup of coffee or nice cappuccino.
Caffeine will wake you up and increases mental faculty.
To read the rest of the article, click HERE
This is an article that I highly recommend that you take time to read and even bookmark so you can come back to it later. Songwriting is a highly creative task, and it’s just natural that sometimes it’s not easy to force creativity. Sometimes you need methods like these to get you through the block.
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