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You write by writing

Updated: Apr 15, 2019


One Percent Inspiration/ 99% Perspiration

The Secret Formula in Three Parts:

· A song is 3 minutes long.

· “Mary had a little lamb” is the Rhyme Scheme

· Melody reflects the way we speak

Everything else is the work.

But how do I do that, John?

Write 300 songs.

Because there isn’t really a Formula. Just a series of acknowledgements concerning a framework applicable for all forms of creativity.

I apologize for being cynical.

No, I don’t. We’ll talk.

You write by writing

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