Creative Process

One of the hardest parts of songwriting is figuring out whether your songs are actually connecting with other people. Not just whether...

If you’re trying to picture what happens in a songwriting coaching session, the honest answer is: It depends. It depends on the coach.It...

If you’ve never worked with a high-level songwriting coach, it’s very easy to misunderstand what actually happens in the room. Most people...

One of the most common answers I hear when I ask songwriters what their biggest challenge is comes down to a single word: Inspiration. At...

When people ask, “How do I learn songwriting?” what they’re often really asking is: “Why does this still feel so hard?” I recently spoke...

I recently shared some thoughts about how to turn inspiration into a consistent, dependable form of creativity. But that raises a bigger...

One of the most common things I hear from songwriters—at every level—is this: “I don’t know what to write about.” And usually, what they...

In all my years teaching songwriting, I’ve seen the same problem show up again and again—across beginners, intermediate writers, and even...

Getting ideas can be one of the biggest challenges a songwriter faces. You’ve probably had the experience:You feel inspired. You sit down...