Hi James,

Thanks for posting this smile

I'm a big fan of Andrea Stolpe. I use her book "Popular Lyric Writing: 10 Steps To Effective Story Telling" all the time. Andrea invented the concept of writing lyrics using "internal" and "external" detail. It's such a great tool to work with.

https://berkleepress.com/songwriting/popular-lyric-writing/

This text and Pat Pattison's books are my "go to" collection whenever I need inspiration.

Regards,
Noel


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