I’m not one for how-tos but…

“The Art Of The Muse: A songwriter’s guide to inspiration” is a decent article on songwriting. It boils down to:

  1. Write from your heart not your head.
  2. Listen to your inner voice.
  3. Keep the tools of the trade at hand: A notebook for lyrics, a guitar, and a little recorder.
  4. Turn off your critic and open your soul.
  5. Don’t write a song. Just write anything!

Good advice for writing anything personal, not just songs. Now if I could only follow it…