Originally Posted By: Charlie Fogle
Bouncing off the ideas offered by Guitarhacker and HeartoLearn, another technique that forces the brain to create images, and images can then be turned into words by describing in writing, the image in your head. Extremely easy to do and everyone does it; Which means everyone can do it.

The technique is to simply write down three random and unrelated words (nouns) and then describe the image the three words create in your mind.

For instance: tree,river, dress

Your mind instantly creates an image. No two people's image is exactly the same but all will be similar.

Most people conjure up something along the lines of a girl in a dress standing on the bank of a river. Others may have her in a dress, setting under a tree with a river in the distant background.






Picking up on Charlie's thoughts.......

Paint the picture in the listener's mind. Too many people stop with the girl standing on the river bank, and leave it so very vague. That's what I call lazy writing. Fill in as many details for the audience as you can without the need to write a book.

She was a dark haired beauty, in a red gingham dress, laying under a tree, by the cold muddy river, dreaming of a boy she knew.

Not looking for the rhymes, but just filling on some detail.... Now, in this one line, you get a detailed look at what I'm seeing in my mind more so than just tree, river, dress.....


It's been said that a song is essentially a 3 minute movie. Every single word and phrase has to count and has to tell a critical part of the story. You don't need filler. You need grist.

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