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Sparking the Songwriting Muse
Inspiration For Songwriters was created by
Stony Meadow
Publishing as an outlet for their book titles on
songwriting. You may order these songwriting books directly from
Stony Meadow
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"Inspiration for Songwriters" now available
 "Inspiration
for Songwriters: Tips and Tricks to Unlocking the Muse" was
the first title available in the Stony Meadow Publishing
songwriting series.
"Inspiration for Songwriters: Tips and Tricks
to Unlocking the Muse" is not your typical book about
songwriting. It does not explain how to write, publish,
pitch, promote or record your next song. There are already dozens
of other songwriting books covering those subjects. What
"Inspiration For Songwriters" provides is something few other
songwriting books offer. And in our humble opinion, it does it
much better than the few similar titles we could find. It provides
thousands of inspirational ideas that could very well be the seeds
to your next song! All in all, "Inspiration for Songwriters"
includes over 2000 titles, tips, tricks and other ideas that
will inspire you to create song after song.
What they are saying about "Inspiration for
Songwriters"...
"This book is packed with innovative jet fuel
that will set your mind soaring into the creative
stratosphere. There are hundreds of imaginative ideas here to
unlock the imagination. If you've always wanted to write songs
and can't find at least one tip worth the price of the book,
perhaps you should consider another pursuit -- like collecting
Popsicle sticks or licking envelopes." --Bob Lind, songwriter
("Elusive Butterfly", "Cheryl's Going Home" and
"Mister
Zero".) and author.
"Nice job, Stan! I'm sure this will be useful to songwriters
at all stages of their careers." --Kenn Amdahl, author of
"Joy Writing" and several other books.
"Wow, what a great idea for a book. You don't just read it
once and put it away, you go back to it again and again
whenever you need some new ideas or a jump-start." -- C.
Buckles, Denver CO
"I hadn't flipped through more than a few pages, just reading
random bits and pieces, before I had more ideas for new songs
than I could shake a stick at. In the hierarchy of books, this
one clearly falls into the category of those that accomplish
what they set out to do. And that is a substantial
achievement." --Ed Teja -- The Muse's Muse
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"The Songwriter's Journal" now available
 We
think that "The Songwriter's Journal: 52 Weeks of Songwriting
Inspiration" is the perfect companion to "Inspiration
for Songwriters". With over 200 pages of information and space
for week by week journal entries and song ideas, this book should
be at your side 52 weeks a year. Check it out at
Books4Songwriters.com
today.
"The Songwriter's Journal: 52 Weeks of
Songwriting Inspiration" is available from
Stony Meadow
Publishing as well as Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Powells,
Books-A-Million and most other major book stores and distributors.
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Other Songwriting Books on the schedule...
Keep an eye out for additional books from
Stony Meadow
Publishing for songwriters, musicians and fans of music. Projected titles include
"Song Notes: Facts and Trivia About Popular Songs", "1001 Song
Ideas: The Songwriter's Companion", and "The Songwriter's Guide to Better Lyrics
and Rhyme". A book similar to "The Songwriter's Journal" for writers of
poetry ("The Poet's Journal") is also on the publishing schedule. We expect to have most of
these titles available in 2007. Visit us often for updates on these titles
as well new books.
Please add your name to our
mailing list to be informed of release dates.
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ORDERING INFORMATION
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At your local book store ask for:
"Inspiration for Songwriters" by Stan Swanson (ISBN: 0-9787925-0-5)
The Songwriter' s
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STONY MEADOW PUBLISHING
TITLES |
RELEASE DATE |
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Inspiration
for
Songwriters |
Available Now |
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The
Songwriter's Journal |
Available Now |
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The Songwriter's
Companion:
1001 Songwriting Ideas |
Fall 2007 |
| Song Notes: The
Stories
and Trivia Behind Popular
Songs of the 60's |
Winter 2007 |
| Musical Mondegreens
and Misunderstood Song Lyrics |
Winter 2007 |
| The Poet's Journal |
Late 2007 |
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Don't miss Stan's new juvenile fantasy novel, The
Misadventures of Hobart Hucklebuck coming this fall! |
Listen to some of
Stan's songs at MySpace!
Visit MySpace and read his blogs on songwriting too. You could
win an autographed copy of one of his books! |
Presenting An
Inside Look At:
Inspiration For
Songwriters
The following is an excerpt
from "Inspiration For Songwriters":
Inspiration. That’s what it all
comes down to, doesn’t it?
You are a songwriter. I am a
songwriter. We are siblings with ink stains on our fingers and throbbing
skulls from pounding our heads against the wall. We search for a muse
that is swift and evasive and which there never seems to be enough to go
around.
We write our words on napkins
and envelopes and scraps of paper we find on the floor. We nourish and
feed them and hope they will grow into creatures we can be proud of.
But what do we do when the
Muse decides it’s time to take a vacation to the Caribbean? We certainly
can’t afford to follow her. Our instinct is to simply wait until she
returns and every time she leaves we fear that maybe this time she won’t
come back. Why should she? After all, the sand and surf of Martinique or
Barbados is mighty inviting.
I think that’s the part that
frightens us the most. For we can no more stop writing songs than we can
stop breathing. And so we breathe that deep sigh of relief when
the Muse shows up on our doorstep at least one more time. It seems she
had a return ticket after all.
But the question remains. Why is
she not around when we need her the most? It’s not like she has a 9 to 5
job. Where does she go and why? Is she on a flight to Paris or simply
hiding in our sock drawer? Are there ways to summon her back before
she’s finished contemplating the Mona Lisa and patting herself on the
back for all the help she gave old Leonardo?
The answer is
yes, my friend, you certainly can. She may be hiding in your coat pocket
in the closet, but she’s an inquisitive little gal and there are many
ways to summon her out of hiding. And that’s what this book is all
about.
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