 | The Craft of Lyric Writing by Sheila Davis
Buy used from: $2.94 Thorough analysis of lyric-writing as a craft, not just as a feel-good expression of your angst. Hey, angst is good, but if you want people to relate to it, you're gonna need something recognizable.
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 | Writing Better Lyrics by Pat Pattison
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $8.40 A playful but thoughtful read, and worth it just for chapter 2 on metaphor. Pattison's "object writing" technique is favored by many, and worth investigating.
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 | Songwriting: Essential Guide to Rhyming: A Step-by-Step Guide to Better Rhyming and Lyrics (Songwriting Guides) by Pat Pattison
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $6.84 It's amazing how much about rhyming songwriters take for granted as intuitive, but the effects can be controlled to an amazing degree.
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 | Songwriting: Essential Guide to Lyric Form and Structure: Tools and Techniques for Writing Better Lyrics (Songwriting Guides) by Pat Pattison
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $9.50 Even if you think you have a good handle on form and structure, it's often helpful to read a well-articulated analysis of what makes what work.
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 | The Complete Rhyming Dictionary: Including The Poet's Craft Book
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $2.77 If you're a paper-and-pen kind of writer, you'll want a good rhyming dictionary, and this one's reliable.
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 | Essential Songwriter's Rhyming Dictionary : The Most Practical and Easy-To-Use Reference Now Available item #16637 by Kevin M. Mitchell
Buy new: $5.95 / Used from: $3.14 Another very good rhyming dictionary for the pen-and-paper set.
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 | Masterwriter Songwriting Software
Buy new: $219.00 / Used from: $214.70 If you're a computer-based writer, though, MasterWriter is the way to go. It has its quirks, but you'll be more effective and more efficient once you get used to it.
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 | Apple PowerBook Laptop 17" M9689LL/A (1.67 GHz PowerPC G4, 512 MB RAM, 100 GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive)
Buy used from: $899.99 And if you are a computer-based writer, may I recommend this beauty? You'll be the envy of the sidewalk cafe... or wherever you do your best people-watching.
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