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We are very pleased to be able to bring to you an essay on songwriting by David Wilcox. David is one of the outstanding songwriters and performers of his generation. We hope you will take the time to read his essay on how he expects to surprise himself with a song.
Other songwriters may have had similar experiences to what David describes, but his willingness to articulate his approach - accompanied by the lyrics to one of his songs as an example - offers generous insight into his creative process as well as useful advice on songwriting.
Many thanks to Web master Lynda Postal for putting David's essay on line. The editor is tinkering with HTML, but has a long way to go before he will know what he is doing. Earlier Lynda organized our special reports from Canadian writer (and songwriter) Jeff Doran.
If you like Lynda's work as much as we do, you can e-mail her at lynda@web-services.org for information on her services. Jeff's most recent report on the Old Songs Festival can be found at In search of Old Songs.
We urge songwriters and those interested in songwriting to read Holly Tashian's
informative three-part series on songwriting. Her essay on steps to take after finishing your song can be accessed from the index to your left. Her two earlier essays are saved in the site's Folk wisdom archive. Holly is a fine
Nashville writer and performer and has been a good friend to the editor and site.
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