https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/sunday-songwriters-group-week-41/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:56:12 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/sunday-songwriters-group-week-41/#post-65869 Sat, 21 Aug 2004 21:49:38 +0000 When you put a lot of time and energy into something you don't want to be invisable at the end of it.

Ja'mir]]> Sunday Songwriters Group jamir https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/sunday-songwriters-group-week-41/#post-65869 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/sunday-songwriters-group-week-41/#post-65458 Thu, 19 Aug 2004 01:30:10 +0000 Sunday Songwriters Group E.Sherman https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/sunday-songwriters-group-week-41/#post-65458 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/sunday-songwriters-group-week-41/#post-65256 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 06:12:01 +0000
even though i haven't written a song and posted it here, (only written 2 really bad ones in my life) i still try to reply to others. don't feel that just because you don't think that your work is that great or that you aren't ecomplished enough of a song writter makes your comments any less helpful.

if you have time to read a song then you probably have a minute more to comment. it doesn't have to be long and totally in depth. just write what comes to your mind when you finish reading the song. short and sweet is better than nothing.

lets all try to not let anyone's song to go without a single comment.

-CheapThrill]]> Sunday Songwriters Group CheapThrill https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/sunday-songwriters-group-week-41/#post-65256 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/sunday-songwriters-group-week-41/#post-65217 Mon, 16 Aug 2004 23:28:34 +0000 part of what we do here. Don't forget to take time to critique. Not only does it help the other writer, but writing a fair and encouraging critique can also improve your own writing as well. Hey Dave,

First, thanks for stepping in. I know I'm not the only one who looks forward to these assignments each week.

Second, I'll consider myself duly chastened.:oops: I have to admit that I've been much more focused on completing the assignments lately than critiquing others' submissions. But it's like eating only the desert. You just don't get nourishment by skipping the meal. So here's a commitment to make a concerted effort starting this week and henceforth to provide something in the way of a critique for each submission. (and hope I haven't just over-extended myself.)

Thanks again Dave,

-- Scratch 8)]]> Sunday Songwriters Group scratchmonkey https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/sunday-songwriters-group-week-41/#post-65217 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/sunday-songwriters-group-week-41/#post-3122 Sun, 15 Aug 2004 19:43:56 +0000
A couple of quick things before we tail off into this week's assignment. First, just a reminder that writing your assignment is only part of what we do here. Don't forget to take time to critique. Not only does it help the other writer, but writing a fair and encouraging critique can also improve your own writing as well. Nick, Bob and I (along with countless others here) have all found ways to improve our own lyric writing by taking the time to help others with theirs.

Most folks here have been truly great at this and I want to applaud and encourage you to continue doing so. Whether you know it or not, the critiques are a good part of what makes this forum work so well.

Second, do me a favor and watch for a bulletin in next week's newsletter, which I will do my best to post here as well.

All right then, onward:

WEEK 41

Point of view is perhaps one of the greatest tools a writer of any genre has at his or her disposal. Try to imagine how Huckleberry Finn might have turned out if Mark Twain had written it as a typical third-person narrative.

Being good writers, I'm sure that we all have dabbled with this from time to time. This week I'd like to give you a chance at either one or two exercises to hone your skills a little more. Please pick one of the two following ideas (or go ahead and do both if you've got the time and the muse is on your side) (and please send your muse my way for a day or so!):

A) Write a song of two or three verses (or four if you're ambitious) with a chorus after each verse. No bridge. Each verse will describe an incident or a feeling of a different narrator. The chorus has to be able to be sung by each narrator, so take great care that it fits each point of view very well.

B) Write a song from the point of view of an inanimate object. "Inanimate" does not include animals, politicians or your least favorite (insert "drummer," "bass player" or "viola player" here).

Have fun and I look forward to seeing you on the boards.

Peace]]> Sunday Songwriters Group David Hodge https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/sunday-songwriters-group-week-41/#post-3122