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Songwriting Books
“Writing Better Lyrics” (Pat Pattison)
“Songwriting: Essential Guide to Lyric Form and Structure: Tools and Techniques for Writing Better Lyrics (Songwriting Guides)” (Pat Pattison)
“Songwriting: Essential Guide to Rhyming: A Step-by-Step Guide to Better Rhyming and Lyrics (Songwriting Guides)” (Pat Pattison)
“How to Write a Hit Song: The Complete Guide to Writing and Marketing Chart-Topping Lyrics and Music” (Molly-Ann Leikin)
“How to Be a Hit Songwriter: Polishing and Marketing Your Lyrics and Music” (Molly-Ann Leikin)
“Master Class in Songwriting with Molly-Ann Leikin (audio book)” (Molly-Ann Leikin)
“Melody in Songwriting: Tools and Techniques for Writing Hit Songs (Berklee Guide)” (Jack Perricone)
“The Songwriter’s Workshop: Harmony” (Jimmy Kachulis)
“The Songwriter’s Workshop: Melody (Berklee Press)” (Jimmy Kachulis)
“The Essential Songwriter” (Jonathan Feist, Jimmy Kachulis)
“Successful Lyric Writing: A Step-By-Step Course & Workbook” (Sheila Davis)
“The Craft of Lyric Writing” (Sheila Davis)
“The Songwriters Idea Book: 40 Strategies to Excite Your Imagination, Help You Design Distinctive Songs, and Keep Your Creative Flow” (Sheila Davis)
“The Complete Rhyming Dictionary” (Clement Wood)
“Roget’s International Thesaurus, Indexed, Sixth Edition Revised & Updated” (Collins)
Songwriting Software
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Visual Thesaurus. Generates visual trees of related words like a mind map.
