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Story-First Songwriting by LyricMastery
Melanie Naumann - Story Grid Certified Editor
67 episodes
22 hours ago
The Story-First Songwriting Podcast helps you look BEYOND lyric structure and form AND focus on what's important: the CONTENT, the MESSAGE and the EXPERIENCE that your lyrics give your audience. We look at how to hook, move, and impact your audience. And we achieve that through the power of storytelling. In this podcast, you get amazing tools on how to craft, write, and revise your lyrics without hitting writer's block ever again. Hit subscribe and get ready to get to another level! We also have a free community on Skool: Story-First Songwriters.
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The Story-First Songwriting Podcast helps you look BEYOND lyric structure and form AND focus on what's important: the CONTENT, the MESSAGE and the EXPERIENCE that your lyrics give your audience. We look at how to hook, move, and impact your audience. And we achieve that through the power of storytelling. In this podcast, you get amazing tools on how to craft, write, and revise your lyrics without hitting writer's block ever again. Hit subscribe and get ready to get to another level! We also have a free community on Skool: Story-First Songwriters.
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#48 - The Ultimate Dilemma for the Song’s Main Character – Waypoint #3: The Crisis
Story-First Songwriting by LyricMastery
19 minutes 3 seconds
3 years ago
#48 - The Ultimate Dilemma for the Song’s Main Character – Waypoint #3: The Crisis

In today’s episode, we’re gonna explore what it looks when we write about facing a crisis.

We’ve all been in a dilemma in our life, right?

It’s when no matter what we choose, there’s always something to lose, but also something to gain.

But it’s normal if we fear the loss more than having the potential to gain something.

Being in a dilemma, there’s just so much uncertainty attached it.

And we might fear making a choice at all.

So when we write lyrics about a dilemma, we can actually provide guidance to our audience … whenever they face a similar crisis.

And in this episode, you will find out how you can write lyrics about a person’s dilemma.

What it takes to truly create a hard choice for your song’s main character and I’ll also show you all the options of where you can place that crossroad moment in your lyrics’ narrative.

And as a lyric example, we’ll look at Gloria Gaynor’s song: “I Will Survive” because there’s so much to take away from the way those lyrics were written.

Sound good?

Awesome, then let’s get started!


What's the episode about?

  1. [00:01:45] Overview: Waypoints Inciting Incident, Turning Point, Crisis
  2. [00:04:29] Crisis
  3. [00:06:41] Real Choice
  4. [00:07:42] Meaningful Stakes
  5. [00:08:59] Best Bad Choice
  6. [00:10:08] Irreconcilable goods  


Show Notes:

  • Online Course on Narrative Songwriting: lyricmastery.com/start
  • “Lose Yourself” by Eminem
  • If I Let You Go lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group
  • Warning lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc
  • I’m a Believer lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group

Visit ⁠⁠lyricmastery.com⁠⁠ for everything on storytelling in songwriting.

Story-First Songwriting by LyricMastery
The Story-First Songwriting Podcast helps you look BEYOND lyric structure and form AND focus on what's important: the CONTENT, the MESSAGE and the EXPERIENCE that your lyrics give your audience. We look at how to hook, move, and impact your audience. And we achieve that through the power of storytelling. In this podcast, you get amazing tools on how to craft, write, and revise your lyrics without hitting writer's block ever again. Hit subscribe and get ready to get to another level! We also have a free community on Skool: Story-First Songwriters.