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Darren of Elk Creek, United States writes:

One techniquethat I find very helpful is to create what I call "ramblings". These arebasically just brainstorms of catchy phrases or sentences that you would liketo put into a song.

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I write most of mine right before I go to bed at night,since it is the most serene and private time of day when I can catch mythoughts in private without worry of distraction. I write everything down onthe same sheet of paper with no organization to it whatsoever. Organizingthoughts interferes with my creative energy.

When I write a piece of music andhave the basic musical skeleton to a song written, I read these "ramblings" andfind pieces that fit together lyrically. Since they were written within thesame week/day (most of the time), the subject matter will not vary too muchbetween each sentence or phrase therefore creating a flow of order. It alsoallows for each line in the song to be extra creative and catchy, which isalways a plus.

You can also go back and look at older "ramblings" if you getstuck on a song in the future (since it is rare that you will ever put everyline of a rambling into one single song).

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First of all, I listen tomusic that I would not normally listen to. Since I am primarily a heavymetal/hardcore musician, I listen to stuff like jazz and bluegrass. This helpsclear my head of all of the stuff that I'm used to hearing, and in some casescan even birth new song ideas. I usually try to listen to it for about a weekor so before I attempt writing again.

Try this out the next time you areblocked and see if it works for you.