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Songwriting Tip:

Tips on Getting the Muse to Flow

Recently I've been writing 2-3 songs per week. The primary cause is that I have time, but I've been doing the following to encourage the muse to flow.

1. Writing 3 pages every morning (my version of morning pages)
2. Learning new tips and techniques - Taking private instruction, participated in Lyons Song School, reading songwriting information on the internet, and a student at SongU.
3. Quieting my mind through yoga, meditation, hiking and canoeing.

I find that all three of these in combination are the magic elixar. If I get stuck in my writing, I either learn something new or go for a long hike. Last week, I got songs from one hike. Pretty cool!

Since the muse is flowing, I've made it a priority to finish the first cut on each song. I'm saving rewriting for when this creativity slows down.