Welcome to Wordplay Thursday!

Here’s a writing prompt for you. It’s a simple fill-in-the-blank. You can use one word or several. Feel free to get as crazy, genre-appropriate, or as imaginative as you want. The point is to get the creative juices flowing. And it’s a good thing to dig deeper, so don’t stop at the first idea that hits you. Try coming up with at least five things.

And this week, let’s try to get at least ONE IMAGE in at least one of your plays.

“Emily’s girlfriends gathered around her new engagement ring like _____ around _____.”

I’ll give you an example to get you started:

“Emily’s girlfriends gathered around her new engagement ring like college kids around a keg.”

I’d love to hear what you come up with, so please share in the comments. Oh, and please keep your posts below an R-rating. It’s a family show, after all!

And thanks to Ken Matthiesen, Mark Westendorf, Nick S, Brandon Tijolo Russ, Barney Coulter, Ty Devine, McD, Michael Klenda, Joe Slyzelia, and everyone else for your great additions to Wordplay Thursday #137 (read it here)! Great job!

Since strong imagery is such an important part of professional-level songwriting, I’ve put together a course on imagery. It’s called, “Use Imagery To Supercharge Your Songwriting (Like The Pros Do)” and it’s available now!

The course guides you as you learn to:

1. Effectively use both literal and figurative imagery.
2. Make your story come to life using imagery.
3. Prove your character’s personality using imagery.
4. Make your listener connect to your character’s emotions using imagery.
5. Hook your listener in the song’s first few lines using imagery.
6. And begin more songs (more easily) using imagery exercises as the start of your songwriting process.

And since we’re all songwriters, that means you might not have the means to pay for the full course right now.  Not to worry.  I’ve made three packages of the course available.  Each one has great, helpful content.  Just choose the one that works best for you by CLICKING HERE.

And there is an upcoming LIVE imagery workshop on Tuesday, May 17.  Not only does it come with all the course materials, I’ll be there to answer your questions and walk you through some great material not covered in the course!

If you’re ready to “Use Imagery To Supercharge Your Songwriting (Like The Pros Do)” CLICK HERE or on the image below.

God Bless and Enjoy the Journey,

Brent

Welcome to Wordplay Thursday!

Here’s a writing prompt for you. It’s a simple fill-in-the-blank. You can use one word or several. Feel free to get as crazy, genre-appropriate, or as imaginative as you want. The point is to get the creative juices flowing. And it’s a good thing to dig deeper, so don’t stop at the first idea that hits you. Try coming up with at least five things.

And this week, let’s try to get at least ONE IMAGE in at least one of our plays.

“Anger is _____.”

I’ll give you an example to get you started:

“Anger is lightning looking for a place to strike.”

I’d love to hear what you come up with, so please share in the comments. Oh, and please keep your posts below an R-rating. It’s a family show, after all!

And thanks to Linda Keser, Mark Westendorf, Ken Matthiesen, Ty Devine, Tommy Kib, Sam Moore, MW McDonough,  Brandon Tijolo Russ, Joe Slyzelia, Nick S, Barney Coulter, Kris Rogge Fisher, Michael Klenda and everyone else for your great additions to Wordplay Thursday #136 (read it here)! Great job!

Since strong imagery is such an important part of professional-level songwriting, I’ve put together a course on imagery. It’s called, “Use Imagery To Supercharge Your Songwriting (Like The Pros Do)” and it’s available now!

The course guides you as you learn to:

1. Effectively use both literal and figurative imagery.
2. Make your story come to life using imagery.
3. Prove your character’s personality using imagery.
4. Make your listener connect to your character’s emotions using imagery.
5. Hook your listener in the song’s first few lines using imagery.
6. And begin more songs (more easily) using imagery exercises as the start of your songwriting process.

And since we’re all songwriters, that means you might not have the means to pay for the full course right now.  Not to worry.  I’ve made three packages of the course available.  Each one has great, helpful content.  Just choose the one that works best for you by CLICKING HERE.

And there is an upcoming LIVE imagery workshop on Tuesday, May 17.  Not only does it come with all the course materials, I’ll be there to answer your questions and walk you through some great material not covered in the course!

If you’re ready to “Use Imagery To Supercharge Your Songwriting (Like The Pros Do)” CLICK HERE or on the image below.

God Bless and Enjoy the Journey,

Brent

Welcome to Wordplay Thursday!

Here’s a writing prompt for you. It’s a simple fill-in-the-blank. You can use one word or several. Feel free to get as crazy, genre-appropriate, or as imaginative as you want. The point is to get the creative juices flowing. And it’s a good thing to dig deeper, so don’t stop at the first idea that hits you. Try coming up with at least five things.

And this week, let’s try to get at least one image in at least one of our plays.

“Springtime is _____.”

I’ll give you an example to get you started:

“Springtime is a dandelion, popping up as if to say, ‘I’ll go first’.”

I’d love to hear what you come up with, so please share in the comments. Oh, and please keep your posts below an R-rating. It’s a family show, after all!

And thanks to Brandon Tijolo Russ, Dionne Kumpe, Ty Devine, Mitch Matthews, Nick S, Linda Keser, Debbie Convoy, John C Luna, Barney Coulter, Kim Kondrashoff and everyone else for your great additions to Wordplay Thursday #135 (read it here)! Great job!

I’ve received several requests for 1-to-1 coaching.  I don’t do them very often, but I’ve opened up several spots.  I want to help you on your songwriting journey by giving feedback on your songs, guiding you as you develop your song idea, answering your questions, and even writing a song with you.

You can check my available coaching and coach-writing dates and book yourself by clicking here.

God Bless and Enjoy the Journey,

Brent

Welcome to Wordplay Thursday!

Here’s a writing prompt for you. It’s a simple fill-in-the-blank. You can use one word or several. Feel free to get as crazy, genre-appropriate, or as imaginative as you want. The point is to get the creative juices flowing. And it’s a good thing to dig deeper, so don’t stop at the first idea that hits you. Try coming up with at least five things.

And this week, let’s try to get at least one image in at least one of our plays.

“A first crush is _____.”

I’ll give you an example to get you started:

“A first crush is spending all of English class covering the margins of your notebook paper with his name… and flowers.”

I’d love to hear what you come up with, so please share in the comments. Oh, and please keep your posts below an R-rating. It’s a family show, after all!

And thanks to Brandon Tijolo Russ, Mitch Matthews, Wally, Debbie Convoy, Nick S, Kim Kondrashoff,  Barney Coulter, Dionne Kumpe, MW McDonough,  Joe Slyzelia, and everyone else for your great additions to Wordplay Thursday #134 (read it here)! Great job!

I’ve received several requests for 1-to-1 coaching.  I don’t do them very often, but I’ve opened up several spots.  I want to help you on your songwriting journey by giving feedback on songs, guiding you as you develop your song idea, answering your questions, and even write the song with you.

You can check my available coaching and coach-writing dates and book yourself by clicking here.

God Bless and Enjoy the Journey,

Brent

Welcome to Wordplay Thursday!

Here’s a writing prompt for you. It’s a simple fill-in-the-blank. You can use one word or several. Feel free to get as crazy, genre-appropriate, or as imaginative as you want. The point is to get the creative juices flowing. And it’s a good thing to dig deeper, so don’t stop at the first idea that hits you. Try coming up with at least five things.

And this week, let’s try to get at least one image in at least one of our plays.

“Compassion is _____.”

I’ll give you an example to get you started:

“Compassion is a stranger’s tears sending one down my own cheek.”

I’d love to hear what you come up with, so please share in the comments. Oh, and please keep your posts below an R-rating. It’s a family show, after all!

And thanks to Ernie Welch, Pete Smith, Mark Westendorf, Mitch Matthews, Dionne Kumpe, Ken Matthiesen, MW McDonough, Matt Martoccio, Debbie Davidson, Tommy Kib, Elaine Anderson, Barney Coulter, Debbie Convoy, Mark Steven Brocke, Kim Kondrashoff, Joe Slyzelia, Pamela Lack and everyone else for your great additions to Wordplay Thursday #133 (read it here)! Great job!

By the way…

I’m happy that so many of you have gotten value out of my workbook, “Cut/able: Lessons In Market-Smart Songwriting.” Its powerful insights and exercises are helping songwriters like you to craft songs that are more commercial.

But Cut/able can be better.

Through the process of teaching this material since its launch, I’ve come across several things I want to improve about the workbook. As a matter of fact, I’ll be adding a whole new section to the book, entitled (for now) “MVP-O-V: Most Valuable Point-Of-View.” This won’t be the only improvement, though.  I’ll add new material to each of the other lessons, too.

Don’t worry, though. Everyone who has already purchased Cut/able will get the upgraded version FOR FREE. (I’ll email it to you when it’s ready.)

But here’s the catch: while I’m rebuilding Cut/able, it won’t be for sale. In fact, the last day that you can purchase Cut/able is Monday, March 22, 2016. After that, it’ll be unavailable until about May, when I relaunch.

So you should buy Cut/able today!

Why? Because today it’s still at it’s normal price. But after the upgrade happens, it’ll cost more.

So if you purchase before the March 22nd cutoff, you’ll get the current version immediately and you’ll also get the upgrade at no extra cost. I’ll send it out on relaunch day. In other words, I’m giving you the opportunity to buy it now before the price goes up.

To find out more about how Cut/able will help you write market-smart, commercial songs or to get your own copy, CLICK HERE or on the image below.

God Bless and Enjoy the Journey,

Brent

Welcome to Wordplay Thursday!

Here’s a writing prompt for you. It’s a simple fill-in-the-blank. You can use one word or several. Feel free to get as crazy, genre-appropriate, or as imaginative as you want. The point is to get the creative juices flowing. And it’s a good thing to dig deeper, so don’t stop at the first idea that hits you. Try coming up with at least five things.

“Inspiration is _____.”

I’ll give you an example to get you started:

“Inspiration is your first time watching a songwriter round at The Bluebird Cafe.”

I’d love to hear what you come up with, so please share in the comments. Oh, and please keep your posts below an R-rating. It’s a family show, after all!

And thanks to Mark Westendorf, Matt Martoccio, Ken Matthiesen, Barney Coulter, Linda Keser,  Jerry Childers, Kim Kondrashoff,  Nancy Deckant, Debbie Davidson, Pamela Lack, Tomas Giraitis, W McDonough and everyone else for your great additions to Wordplay Thursday #132 (read it here)! Great job!

If you want to become a pro songwriter, you need to think like one. In my FREE e-book, “THINK LIKE A PRO SONGWRITER,” I not only reveal several of the mindsets which separate the pro songwriter from the amateur, but also…

• How to get on a music publisher’s radar
• How the pros know who is looking for songs
• Six simple ways to make your songs more commercial
• And more!

To get your FREE, INSTANT download of “THINK LIKE A PRO SONGWRITER,” just click on the image below, or CLICK HERE!

God Bless,

Brent

Welcome to Wordplay Thursday!

Here’s a writing prompt for you. It’s a simple fill-in-the-blank. You can use one word or several. Feel free to get as crazy, genre-appropriate, or as imaginative as you want. The point is to get the creative juices flowing. And it’s a good thing to dig deeper, so don’t stop at the first idea that hits you. Try coming up with at least five things.

“Loss is _____.”

I’ll give you an example to get you started:

“Loss is realizing you can’t smell her perfume on the pillow anymore.”

I’d love to hear what you come up with, so please share in the comments. Oh, and please keep your posts below an R-rating. It’s a family show, after all!

And thanks to Max Maxwell, Dionne Kumpe, Matt Martoccio, Ken Matthiesen, Nancy Deckant, Debbie Convoy, Barney Coulter, Jerry Childers, Linda Keser, Kim Kondrashoff, Tommy Kib, Nick S., W McDonough, Wm and everyone else for your great additions to Wordplay Thursday #131 (read it here)! Great job!

Wordplay Thursday is a fun way to the get the creative juices flowing and get some song ideas.  However, if you’d like a deep dive into several ways to make the most of your new ideas, join me on March 29 for Man vs. Row’s “Focusing Your Great Song Ideas” online workshop.  During this workshop, we’ll discuss several actionable tips tactics to write your best ideas in the best way possible.  I use these methods, and they’ve definitely been a big help in my songwriting career.  And it’s an online workshop, so you can join from anywhere in the world that has an internet connection.  CLICK HERE TO FOCUS YOUR GREAT SONG IDEAS.

Tickets are limited for this workshop, and they are only a few spots left- so don’t delay.  Reserve your spot today!  Thanks!

God Bless,

Brent

Welcome to Wordplay Thursday!

Here’s a writing prompt for you. It’s a simple fill-in-the-blank. You can use one word or several. Feel free to get as crazy, genre-appropriate, or as imaginative as you want. The point is to get the creative juices flowing. And it’s a good thing to dig deeper, so don’t stop at the first idea that hits you. Try coming up with at least five things.

“Regret is _____.”

I’ll give you an example to get you started:

“Regret is long sleeves on a hot day just to hide a Spring Break tattoo.”

I’d love to hear what you come up with, so please share in the comments. Oh, and please keep your posts below an R-rating. It’s a family show, after all!

And thanks to Ernie Welch, Linda Keser, Tommy Kib, Tomas Giraitis, Matt Martoccio, Nancy Deckant, Ken Matthiesen, Debbie Convoy, Nick S., Jerry Childers, Kim Kondrashoff, Debbie Davidson, Barney Coulter, Pat Aureli, Joe Slyzelia and everyone else for your great additions to Wordplay Thursday #130 (read it here)! Great job!

Wordplay Thursday is a fun way to the get the creative juices flowing and get some song ideas.  However, if you’d like a deep dive into several ways of finding great song ideas, check out my upcoming online workshop “FINDING GREAT SONG IDEAS.”  Almost nothing can fast-track your songwriting career like consistently writing great ideas, and our online workshop will cover several repeatable methods for coming up with game-changing song ideas.  CLICK HERE TO FIND SOME GREAT SONG IDEAS.

And because just having a great idea is only PART of writing a great song, I also have an online workshop coming up called, “FOCUSING YOUR GREAT SONG IDEAS.”  This online workshop dives into several ways to make the most of your great idea.  I use these methods, and they’ve definitely been a big help in my songwriting career.

These workshops build off each other, but you don’t have to take both.  Each one is designed to give you plenty of great tips and advice all by themselves.  You don’t have to attend “FINDING” to attend “FOCUSING” but if you do sign up for “FINDING Great Song Ideas,” you’ll get a code for $10 off “FOCUSING Great Song Ideas.”  CLICK HERE TO FOCUS YOUR GREAT SONG IDEAS.

Tickets are limited for these workshops, and they’re going fast- so don’t delay.  Reserve your spot today!  Thanks!

God Bless,

Brent