Suzanne shares some of her ideas and where they originate from

    "Most songwriters/lyricists will tell you that ideas come from many sources. Personally, I get ideas from observing others, seeing a phrase that hits me as a good hook for a song and some ideas just pop up out of the blue. Once in a while I am inspired by a personal experience or event in my life or that of someone I know.  Sometimes even a bad experience or event leads to an idea for a song, as we've seen time and time again in such songs as Alan Jackson's, "Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning" after the tragedy of September 11th. "

    "Songs can be therapy for a sad or painful time, allowing us to express feelings and emotions in a constructive way. Songs like these people can relate to on a very personal level. Possibly realizing the songwriter captured their same feelings and put them into words in a song. On the opposite side of the coin is the joyful, happy songs that come from pleasant memories or good times in our lives."

    "It's all a matter of keeping your mind open and you eyes and ears peeled for some little thing that makes that light go off in your head saying, now there's something I believe could be worked into a song."

   " If you may have observed, not all songs have the same rhyming pattern, some have places they don't rhyme at all. It's all a matter of the message in the lyrics, the timing and beat that make each song unique. I feel it limits a songwriter's creativity to say, you MUST stick to this format when writing in order to conform to what some call the ideally drafted song. "

"In my years of writing song lyrics, I have had them reviewed by other song writers and producers. Some tips they passed on to me have been very helpful. One thing that helped me very much is NOT to be too 'wordy' or over write the lines. You have to keep in mind that these words have to have a pattern and flow in order to be put to music. Try to keep your lines of your verses and chorus even so that the music can work with them. To see an example of that, visit my "Songs Page" and click on one of the titles. See how the song lyrics have a flow as you read them out loud. This is for the typical lyrics, though there are, like I said exceptions to the rules."

"To say all songs have to be constructed as follows just doesn't always happen all of the time."

Verse 1

Chorus

Verse 2

(Possible Bridge or Instrumental Break)

Chorus

Tag

    "Some songs have three full verses, ballads for the most part fall into that style. I was once told, "The only rules in writing a song are, there are NO rules." I think that is so true and since I heard that I studied songs more carefully and how they were constructed. It was very enlightening to find how very different and varied they were in form and style. Try it and you'll see, there really ARE NO RULES! Sometimes a song that seemingly breaks all of the rules turns out to be a major success, thus proving the "no rules" theory."

P.S.

"Having a co-writer is a wonderful way to tap into a broader creative place in your imagination. Each offering their ideas, blending them together until something wonderful comes out!"

Are you are a songwriter interested in co-writing songs with Suzanne? If so, please contact her by email using her email link below!

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