The definition of the word imagery is “visually descriptive or figurative language.” The only thing I would add to this definition is that it is often missing from the songs we’re trying to write. Using great imagery is one of the most challenging aspects of our songwriting and I come
I’ve co-written a lot of songs in my career. I’ve enjoyed the results of getting with very talented people to write songs, but I’ve enjoyed the journey even more. This past weekend I had the privilege of attending a co-writing retreat with over 40 Christian songwriters, an invitation-only thing, and
Remember Tim Allen in the hit television series Home Improvement? He was always doing something crazy like beefing up drills, sanders, and buzzsaws with over-sized motors that he always lost control of. That was the fun of it. He would get some hair-brained idea about how much better a tool would
Do you ever wonder how the pro songwriters do it? Have you ever listened to a song on the radio or sung a song in church and thought to yourself, “If ONLY I knew what THEY know, I’d write some great songs, too!”? While every pro songwriter has their own
