WRITING BETTER LYRICS by Pattison, Pat ISBN 1582970645

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[edit] WRITING BETTER LYRICS

Offers warm-up exercises and advice on using a rhyming dictionary and thesaurus, using metaphors and similes while avoiding clich es, and experimentating by following or breaking conventional rules.

Pattison presents a unique, in-depth approach to the process of lyric writing. Songwriters will examine 17 extraordinary songs and learn the distinct elements that make them so effective. Pattison then presents more than 30 lyric-writing exercises designed to achieve the same results. From generating lyric ideas and managing repetition to developing verses, it's all here. Songwriters will: find warm-up exercises that revolutionize songwriting imagery; use a rhyming dictionary and a thesaurus to generate ideas and find snappy rhyme; create meaningful metaphors and similes while avoiding cliches; develop verses by using or breaking conventional rules; experiment with point of view in every lyric to make a song stand out

[edit] Book Details

[edit] Title

WRITING BETTER LYRICS

[edit] Author

Pattison, Pat

[edit] ISBN

1582970645

[edit] Published

31/07/2001

[edit] Publisher

Writer's Digest, US

[edit] Binding

paperback

[edit] Retail Price

12.99 (GBP)

[edit] Typical Price Online

11.69 (GBP)

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