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In this bonus episode of the Songwriter Theory Podcast, we're continuing our discussion of YOUR biggest songwriting struggles, challenges, and pain points. We'll be addressing things like:

• How To Finish Songs
• How To Leverage Life Circumstances and Tragedies Into Songs
• How much do you need to learn before you start writing songs?
• How To figure out where a song should go
• How To Establish Meter (how to establish a syllable or emphasis pattern)
• Point of View In Songs (Mostly Direct Address and 3rd person)
• The difference between metaphors and Similes

0:00 Intro

2:05 Finishing Songs

8:31 How To Leverage Life Circumstances Into Songs

14:22 Do I Need To Learn More About Songwriting Before I Start?

22:12 I'm Confused About Where My Song Should Go

25:45 Establishing Meter (Establishing Syllable or Emphasis Pattern)

31:52 Point of View In Songs

38:17 Metaphors + Similes