To write more songs is to write better songs. You’ll gain experience faster and have more ideas to choose from when picking which to see to completion. Here are some tips guaranteed to increase your output.
Write More
There’s a reason they call them hits. The more shots you take, the more opportunity you have to hit. You’ll also create more misses this way, but that’s just the game if you’re really out here playing it. If you want to be a serious songwriter, you should be writing something everyday. A hook idea, a verse…something. Let the ideas pile up and when it’s time to record and release a song or album, you’ll have dozens or hundreds of ideas to curate from.
Stop Judging Yourself
This will help you write more songs as prescribed in point 1. Spend no time in the creative process second-guessing yourself or worrying about what others will think. Simply create now and decide later if it’s good or not. If it’s not something you can be proud of, nobody has to hear it and you’ll be a better songwriter for having done one more rep of the process.
Seek & Capture Inspiration
Never count on inspiration. Being serious about your craft is being able to do the work when you’re not struck with inspiration or in the perfect state of mind. That said, take advantage of inspiration when it does strike by capturing it at the source. Voice memos on your phone, scribble on napkins, etc. Pay no mind to the recording quality or performance, simply make sure it’s executed clearly enough to interpret later.
Work with a Producer/Co-Writer
A talented producer and/or co-writer/collaborator can help you better cultivate the ideas inside you while also contributing outside perspective. Having to not do 100% of the work all the time will help free you up to stay faithful to point 1, writing more songs.
Drew Mantia
Feel Good Music Recordings
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