Originally Posted By: guitar1
I write almost everything I have written, while I'm driving. That is usually when my mind is the calmest.
My wife has an old check register that she says she can never get rid of. A lot of time, when a song was complete in my head, I would dictate the lyrics to her and she would write them down while I drove. I write in my head, and I write lyrics and melody at the same time. The melody is what allows me to sing the song over and over in my head, until I feel it is what I want. By the time I pick up my guitar, I will have sung it to myself thirty or forty times. I really don't know why this method works for me, but thankfully, it does. I have never worked with a cowriter for that reason. How do you tell someone else what you hear in your head.

That's really useful. It's kind of like repeating it to yourself over and over so that you can't forget it. I was always curious how when inspiration struck how people got their ideas down on paper and recorded. Repeating it all in your head to prevent forgetting important pieces of your song seems like a handy way of handling not always being able to write it down right away.

Thanks for sharing!

Cheers,
Ember