Writing Better Lyrics

Description

With additional song evaluations and exercises to help songwriters hone their lyric-writing skills, "Writing Better Lyrics, 2nd Edition" is more comprehensive than ever before.

The book features new and expanded chapters covering such topics as:

- How to use sense-bound imagery to enhance a song's emotional impact on listeners.
- Techniques for avoiding cliches and creating imaginative metaphors and similes.
- Ways to use repetition as an asset.
- How to successfully manipulate meter.
- Instruction for matching lyrics with music.
- Ways to build on ideas and generate effective titles.
- Advice for working with a co-writer.

Featuring updated and expanded chapters, 50 fun songwriting exercises, and examples from more than 20 chart-topping songs and so much more.