Songwriting Exercises #6 – Alphabet

Grab a writing implement to suit your writing taste and write the alphabet down the left hand side of the page. Leave some lines after each letter. Maybe two or three. Now leave that for just a moment, stand up and close your eyes. Take three very small steps, so as...

Songwriting Exercises #5 – WWWWW

Armed with a pen and paper, take yourself to be sitting on the doorstep of any door in your house so that you are facing the outside world, with the back to your homes inside. Take five calm, gentle breathes, in and out. Look about your home’s exterior and...

Songwriting Exercises #2 – Pictures

I have to credit the stunning Kristina Olsen for this exercise. Below are three pictures. Describe each picture in any way you would like, however, for each picture your word count is reduced. See how this changes your creativity with how you use your words. 1) Use as...