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When do you do some writing? Do you write on weekends or right after a busy day at work? Do you write songs while sipping a cup of coffee in the morning? Do you allot one or two writing times a week, or do you squeeze in a little time in between work and sleep? Does the time of day matter or you write anytime your creative juice is flowing?

Think for a minute about your typical songwriting routine, and then I will tell you the Absolute Best Time For Writing Songs.

Ok, are you ready? Here it is. The best day and time for songwriting is – whatever day or time you are currently Not accustomed to writing. For instance, if you always write at night before bed, try switching to the mornings before you start your day. If you always write for two hours on Saturdays, try writing for ten minutes each day right after work.

You’ll probably wonder why I am telling you to do this. I believe that it is good if one deviates from his routine. Practice writing during times you used to do other things except songwriting. Have you experienced getting ideas during unusual times? That’s because you are open to new ideas and discoveries. Inventors have come up with their greatest discoveries during times when they have not expected anything to happen.

For instance, Radial Keratotomy is a mild surgical technique that can improve vision in people who have poor eyesight. It was invented after a Russian eye doctor removed glass from the eye of a patient who had fallen and broken his glasses while they were still on his head. The amazing thing was that this patient’s vision actually improved from the injury, after the glass was removed. The doctor then went on to develop a technique for correcting poor eyesight.

Now I don’t recommend that you should get glass in your eye in order to write better songs, but the point is that the number of great inventions, and brilliant artistic creations, that occur by accident seem to outnumber the ones that are planned. Therefore, having a strict practice and writing routine, which can be great for developing technical skills, can sometimes inhibit creativity when followed to closely. Deviating from that routine can snap you into new creative perspectives. It can create subtle, and sometimes not so subtle, paradigm shifts that can dramatically transform your songwriting experience.

If you are used to the smell of damp morning grass and fresh coffee when you write, as sunlight splinters across a dusty hardwood floor, how would the smell of aromatic candles affect your writing as moonlight soaks through the cool black air of a silent sleepy town? It is these variations of time and space that create the stages for our inspiration to mingle with, and become secret homes for the ancient muses to dance through.

If you practice a particular routine when it comes to writing your songs, go ahead and stick with it. Having discipline and practice makes one a good songwriter and musician. It also does wonders for your creativity. However, you can add some variations to your routine. Change the time or day you normally do some songwriting and explore your talents more.

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