If you successfully write more than one song at a time, good for you. 🙂
But if you struggle to finish songs, narrowing your choices will motivate you more.
It's been well-researched that when you have too many choices, you lose motivation.
Offer students a choice of 6 essays, rather than 30 essays, for extra-credit and more will take up the opportunity if there is less choice of essay titles - and, what is more, they write better essays.
If you have dozens of unfinished songs lying around, odds are that most of them won't get finished.
An organized songwriter is more likely to be a productive songwriter. And if you have a songwriting process to follow, then this piece of advice will be simple...
Always be focused on finishing one song.
You don't have to stop capturing new song ideas. But if you want to finish more songs, always have one song at the top of your list that takes priority.
Keep this in mind, every behavior you repeat becomes a habit. Starting songs that you don't finish is a bad habit to repeat.
Finishing songs takes practice and focus.
Stay focused. 🎯
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TWO WEEKS. NEVER KNEW IT COULD BE SO EASY. THANKS MUCH.
YES! I love comments like this. 🙂
I feel like my songs are stolen on the web. If I finish them, they get the title, the melody, the feeling, everything. #tiredofworkingasamuse
Got proof? Then litigate. Otherwise, I will never recommend not finishing your music out of fear.
With your help and guidance, I’ve written 16 songs in the last few months. Your ‘finish the song’ advice is timely – I was juggling 6 ‘almost finished’ songs this weekend and getting very confused.
I’ll focus on ‘one at a time’, especially for the next few days.
Thanks and keep on Rockin’.
Nick
That’s so inspiring, Nick! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
I set myself a task of a song a day this year!! OK, I went down with man flu, so missed two days, but have so far written 25 songs and 2 acoustic instrumentals – One of the songs already pitched for an opportunity!
Thanks so much, GRAHAM! I now have all-finished pieces! Warm Regards, Dori
That should be a goal for this year, to dig out old songs and finish them.
Graham you read my mind. I always get the melodies in my mind first. Anyway I do have a bunch of lyrics laying around. I need help for sure. I tried NSAI for a while years ago. Went to to Nashville for a songwriting symposium. Met a lot of writers too.