Pat Pattison

This book approaches songwriting from the perspective of once you have a poorly written song, how to fix it. I haven't seen a lot of books from that perspective and rather like it for that. It is specific to lyrics, and it is a major drudge to read, but there is a LOT of good info in it - the author just isn't great at organizing it. Also delves into rhyme schemes and types with handy charts (I can't be the only person who has forgotten this since high school:), which is super useful. Read it, but take notes, especially on his process as he skips around a lot!… (mehr)