Book Blurb: How to Write One Song

I wrote a song once, when I was a teen, before the mystery and intimidation had any chance to hold me back. Despite no aspirations for further songwriting, I was pretty sure How to Write One Song would have something to offer concerning the writing process. Some valuable take-aways: if you call yourself a writer, you are a writer - believing is half the journey; like all writing, you can't expect to sit down and create magnificence right out the gate - it takes routine and practice and a certain amount of faith in the process (think "if you build it; they will come" - although that wasn't in this book); a lot of preliminary writing involves playing with words and ideas; the best writers listen/read; while you can "write what you know," you can also write from outside yourself - take yourself somewhere new; timers and deadlines can be your friends; gag your inner critic and be willing to write crap because you might find a gem amid the manure; and finally, does it really count if you haven't shared it with someone else ("if a tree falls, etc.")? Hmm - good question.