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On being in tune

Image by lowjumpingfrog via Flickr From an article on writing the perfect pop song in the Guardian: For Echo and the Bunnymen’s Ian McCulloch, songwriting is not a choice, but a therapeutic necessity. “When I’m not writing songs, it’s cryptic

Kate ONeill February 2, 2009February 5, 2015 Introspection, Productivity, The Craft, Writing Songs No Comments Read more

Quickie

(I can’t believe it’s been THAT long since I updated here.) It was a crazy productive weekend, and to reward myself for my diligence yesterday, I spent all evening writing lyrics. By hand. On paper. With a pen!

Kate ONeill January 25, 2009 Productivity, Songwriting, The Craft, Writing Songs No Comments Read more

The PubCon Twitter song. Apparently, this songwriter takes requests!

By somewhat popular request (OK: two people), I’m capturing the Twitter song here in my songwriting blog. I’ve been trying to do better about keeping the content of this blog related to Honey Bowtie Music, meaning Karsten’s and my writing,

Kate ONeill November 16, 2008 Mostly For Fun, Silliness, Songwriting, Twitter, Web Stuff, Writing Songs 5 Comments Read more

You heard it here first. And maybe last.

It could just be the DayQuil talking, but I think I’m going to undertake NaSoWriMo (as in, 30 songs in 30 days) AND, uh, let’s call it NaBooWriMo (as in, attempt to finish a first draft of a book) at

Kate ONeill November 1, 2008 Songwriting, Writing Songs No Comments Read more

RIP Danny Dill, co-writer of “Long Black Veil”

Danny Dill has passed away. Mr. Dill wrote “Long Black Veil” with Marijohn Wilkin, a that song has been recorded by Lefty Frizzell, Johnny Cash, Jerry Garcia and a slew of others. His “Detroit City,” written with Mel Tillis, became

Kate ONeill October 24, 2008 Nashville, News Articles, Songwriters & Musicians, Writing Songs 1 Comment Read more

What makes a song demo work in Nashville?

The Nashville Feed has a great entry today about the “science” of cutting a killer demo, but the write-up goes on to demonstrate that it’s really anything but science. Several anecdotes from hit songwriters and producers nail the dilemma: music

Kate ONeill July 15, 2008 Nashville, Songwriters & Musicians, The Craft, Writing Songs 1 Comment Read more

Should I write a song about it?

Stumbled across a good post by Frasier Smith about what makes a song hit-ready. I think this is the songwriting equivalent of “get rich quick” schemes to the average Joe, or of “Good to Great”-style books for business. And yes,

Kate ONeill May 11, 2008 Music Appreciation, The Craft, Writing Songs 2 Comments Read more

How about a REALLY happy new year?

I thought about writing a year-end update yesterday, but the truth is, not all that much of note happened. And that’s a pretty good thing, as it turns out, because I was also thinking yesterday about how I’m feeling more

Kate ONeill January 1, 2008February 5, 2015 Home Improvement, Introspection, Karsten, Status Reports, Work, Writing Songs 1 Comment Read more

Odds and ends: the weekend recovery edition

I’m so lame. I never got around to posting on Blog Action Day. But my excuse is that I’ve had a real roller coaster of a week. I went from, well, managing myself on Monday to having two direct reports

Kate ONeill October 20, 2007 Creativity & Inspiration, Drinking, Productivity, Songwriting, Status Reports, Web Stuff, Work, Writing Songs 2 Comments Read more

Might as well kick the tires on this thing

I’m not finished uploading old content yet, and I don’t quite have the layout and functionality I’m planning to have, but let’s go ahead and get this show on the road, shall we? I’ve moved, and the majority of my

Kate ONeill September 9, 2007 Karsten, Writing Songs 2 Comments Read more
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