Write Away Magazine - Issue No:13

Daryn Wright
The ball has dropped. Fireworks are going
off marking the beginning of a new year.
Everyone has been celebrating the years end.
The year may have been a good one or a bad
one for you, but we are all in this together.
Not one of us will truly remain in the
previous year, rebelling, refusing to go into
the new year and new decade. If we want to
or not, we all reflect back on the past from
time to time and see what has become our
new lives. For some it will be the same old
thing. For others a bright new beginning.
It is now that we make our New Years
resolutions.
The holidays are over. A new year, and a
new decade has begun. This is time we take
a good look at ourselves. Often, we look at
our down falls and determine to make
resolutions to fix our down falls, or to make
drastic changes in our lives. The truth is,
most of us will give up after a couple of
weeks because the changes we intend to
make are far too different from the normal
routines and life styles we live.
Take a good hard look at what our
resolution is for our every day life, and apply
the same thing to our lyric writing. If we
have the same resolution in varied aspects of
our lives, it will make it easier to stay f
ocused and determined to accomplish those
goals.
Your resolution may be to lose weight. Not
just any weight, but in specific areas of your
body. We can apply this to our lyrics by
evaluating its content. Can the lyric say the
same thing with less words? Is it too wordy
or too long? Does the song build up to a
climax, or does it start strong and fall short
as it progresses?
Your resolution may be to exercise more,
get fit, or gain muscle. Apply this to your
lyric by evaluating the content. Do the
words have enough impact on the message?
Do they stay on point? Is the hook strong
enough?
Your resolution may be to organize your life
better. Do you have your music in order?
Do your lyrics follow a natural and
chronological pattern? Does each verse
follow the same pattern?
Whatever your resolution, be sure to apply
the same resolution to your lyrics. This is
a time to get out lyrics you put away a long
time ago. Take a new look at old lyrics or
songs you wrote a long time ago and
evaluate them. This is a good indication
how you have grown in your writing skills.
If you have not made enough progress in
your writing skills, then maybe it is time to
evaluate your resolutions and include your
lyric writing as part of it.
Accomplishing your resolution will have an
everlasting effect on your life. Winning at
a goal will only lead to more confidence in
your journeys.
Synchronizing your efforts.
The ball has dropped, marking a new
beginning and a new year, and though the
ball has been dropped, DO NOT DROP
THE BALL on your goals.
Have a happy new year. May all of your
goals become accomplishments.
Written by Daryn Wright
www.reverbnation.com/darynwright
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