2008-08-07- UnBlocking Writers Block

UNBLOCKING WRITER'S BLOCK

How many times have you been stuck, discouraged and frustrated thinking you may never write another good song or beat? Well I have some good news for you. There is no such thing as ‘writers block’.

If you are a writer, the way to get out of the notion you have writers block is by writing each day. The first thing in the morning, write for 10 minutes, 3 journal pages or 1 Word document/text file. The goal is to get past all of the clutter in your mind until you get to the ‘meat’ of what you’re really thinking and feeling.

Another option is to brainstorm on the things that have been moving you. Whether its personal circumstances, things in the world or what your friends are going through. Use the things around you to create a theme, let that be your song title and then you’ll find yourself with no more writers block.

Another option is to build a song thesis. For example, In the back of my mind I have been ‘working’ on a new album. This is a work in progress while in the middle of other projects. This thesis is both music and lyrical. I’m making decisions and jotting notes down while in the middle of ‘life’ about lyrical themes, song ideas and what I would like to express musically.

If you feel uninspired with making beats, it’s even simpler than songwriting.. Read More

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2008-07-15-July Songwriting Tip of the Month

"Having compassion means you are able to see the darkness of the blind or hear the emptiness of the deaf." (Nathaniel P. Ambler)

When writing, it always tends to be about us, the self, what we are experiencing and how our feelings relate to our experiences… It's very easy to get stuck inside the self and not see the people outside of our own bubble - to not see that others around us are going through similar trials and hardships…

This week, look at all the people around you, look at your immediate surroundings, look at everything else but yourself… Feel what others feel, breathe what others breathe, live what others are living, and capture it all on paper.

If having trouble, just free write - Write down your thought stream and edit it later. But most importantly, make sure every word written has raw, compassionate emotion behind it…

Stepping out of oneself will help teach more about oneself and is also another way to be inspired into writing songs and ideas one wouldn't normally write... -Ed Unger