Overcoming Songwriter’s Block

Songwriting is a creative step in your musical endeavor and should be fun and stress-free. Sometimes external or internal factors can hinder our ability to tap into our songwriting potential. Here are a few helpful strategies to help you overcome songwriter’s block.

Free write for 10 minutes

Sometimes we get in our head too much about sounding perfect. Whether that be for an essay, speech, or song lyrics. Pull a pen and paper out and start writing words, sentences, anything that is coming to mind for 10 minutes. The attempt of this exercise to challenge any mental barriers you have about pre-existing expectations of how the song should sound or be about. 

Take a break

A simple, but highly effective method to help with writer's block is to take a break from writing. While it may seem counterintuitive, listening to what your body needs is very important. Whether that means an afternoon nap, a stroll through a park, directing your attention to another hobby, these subtle tasks can rejuvenize and awaken your creative light inside you!

Declutter your workspace

Another simple tip is to clean unnecessary items off your workspace. A writer should be free from distractions both mentally and physically, so the music is your main attention.

Reorganize your thoughts

It is easy to start thinking in our heads about all the things on our to-do lists. This however hinders our ability to live in the ever-present and optimize our creative thoughts. To help overcome this, write down your thoughts on paper first, and try to decompartmentalize them by priorities on a rough timeline so that all the tasks don’t seem so overwhelming. 

Find a title for your song

Sometimes finding a title for your song can be the driver for what your chorus and verses sound like. Write down a plethora of words and phrases to start. If you are still struggling, seek out inspiration from books or poems. Consider what words you can associate with or rearrange to give you an original song title. 

SOURCE: “10 Insane Songwriting Methods To Overcome The Writer’s Block,” audiomentor.com