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The Joy of Songwriting: August 2009

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The Joy of Songwriting. Wednesday, August 12, 2009. Write, reflect, rewrite. If you don’t like editing, songwriting is probably not for you! Part of the joy of writing songs is in the refinement, the polishing. Working and reworking the material until you get it … just right… is immensely satisfying. But, I digress. I should probably go back and edit out that paragraph! But I won’t :-). Ech, note to self: Never let it go that long again! The word I changed was (drum roll): “a” to “this&...8220;Oh, life i...

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The Joy of Songwriting: Seven Habits of Highly Effective Writers

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The Joy of Songwriting. Wednesday, January 30, 2013. Seven Habits of Highly Effective Writers. Http:/ writerswrite.posterous.com/the-seven-habits-of-highly-effective-writers. I have some of my own to add. So, take good care of it too. Give yourself appreciation even for incremental accomplishments. Have all the nuts and bolts in place… such as… a bank account for income and expenses related only to your writing (music/art, etc.). Build a team of people behind you, or in tandem. Mo...Write in your head&#4...

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The Joy of Songwriting: January 2013

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The Joy of Songwriting. Wednesday, January 30, 2013. Seven Habits of Highly Effective Writers. Http:/ writerswrite.posterous.com/the-seven-habits-of-highly-effective-writers. I have some of my own to add. So, take good care of it too. Give yourself appreciation even for incremental accomplishments. Have all the nuts and bolts in place… such as… a bank account for income and expenses related only to your writing (music/art, etc.). Build a team of people behind you, or in tandem. Mo...Write in your head&#4...

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The Joy of Songwriting: January 2014

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The Joy of Songwriting. Saturday, January 11, 2014. Warning- -this is a very long and somewhat rambling blog article in which I try to condense five years of my experience while writing Airport Musical- as you can see by the dates, I had a few false starts- -. Raw thoughts on the topic to TRY to get this agenda item (on the Joy of Songwriting Blog) moving forward, even if incrementally. I am in the midst of rewrites for Airport Musical. It has been a slowly progressing process. I don’t know if it&#...

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The Joy of Songwriting: Writing a Musical

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The Joy of Songwriting. Saturday, January 11, 2014. Warning- -this is a very long and somewhat rambling blog article in which I try to condense five years of my experience while writing Airport Musical- as you can see by the dates, I had a few false starts- -. Raw thoughts on the topic to TRY to get this agenda item (on the Joy of Songwriting Blog) moving forward, even if incrementally. I am in the midst of rewrites for Airport Musical. It has been a slowly progressing process. I don’t know if it&#...

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The Joy of Songwriting: November 2012

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The Joy of Songwriting. Monday, November 12, 2012. That’s not to say that during this past year I haven’t written any songs at all, because in fact I did write at least one. And it was a really good one. I added another scene to my musical. And the song just flowed right out. I did a very down and dirty demo. And worked it into the script. I also did a major edit revision of the script after organizing a workshop with full band – so that kind of counts as writing, doesn’t it? I don't know for how long&#4...

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The Joy of Songwriting: April 2010

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The Joy of Songwriting. Tuesday, April 6, 2010. Looks like I haven't updated this blog for a while — but I've been writing up a storm! Here's a little ditty I've pulled from my Songwriting Process Journal about Assessing Songwriting. I've been reflecting about the songwriting process in general, and this piece addresses judging my work. It's so hard to have objectivity, but thinking through the criteria is a good reality check. Coherence of Theme Treatment Reflected in Musical and Lyrical Choices. Kiliss...