Story-First Songwriting by LyricMastery
By Melanie Naumann - Story Grid Certified Editor
Listen to a podcast, please open Podcast Republic app. Available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
Category: Music Commentary
Open in Apple Podcasts
Open RSS feed
Open Website
Rate for this podcast
Subscribers: 5
Reviews: 0
Episodes: 67
Description
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.
| Episode | Date |
|---|---|
|
#67 - 7 Storytelling Mistakes That Are KILLING Your Songs
|
Oct 07, 2025 |
|
#66 How to Write A PRO- or ANTI WAR song
|
Nov 04, 2024 |
|
#65 How To Write A Chorus - Lyrics For An Empowering Song
|
Oct 29, 2024 |
|
#64 Unpacking the Magic of "Nothing is Over" by Sunrise Avenue: A Powerful Love Story in Song
|
Oct 22, 2024 |
|
#63 Taylor Swift's Storytelling and Songwriting Explored
|
Oct 08, 2024 |
|
#62 Lyric Breakdown of a Crime Story - The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia
|
Oct 01, 2024 |
|
#61 - 3 Ways to Include the Location in the Lyrics
|
Sep 25, 2024 |
|
#60 How To Write A Song Based On A Story (Key Story Moments)
|
Sep 20, 2024 |
|
#59 - Quick Guide to Storytelling in Songwriting
|
Sep 15, 2024 |
|
#58 - The Only 3 Ways To Include The PLACE In Your Song Lyrics
|
Sep 10, 2024 |
|
#57 - Why Is "I'm Just Ken" So Good?
|
Sep 05, 2024 |
|
#56 - Best Song Topics To Write About (That People Love To Listen To)
|
Aug 31, 2024 |
|
#55 - How To Write The Beginning Of A Song So You Can Hook Your Audience (+Examples)
|
Aug 26, 2024 |
|
#54 - Your Song Has To Go Somewhere - Meaning Explained
|
Aug 21, 2024 |
|
#53 - How To Write A Song That Tells A Story
|
Aug 16, 2024 |
|
#52 - Lewis Capaldi - The Needless Struggle of a Successful Music Artist
|
Apr 17, 2023 |
|
#51 - How to Write a Viral Song
|
Mar 30, 2023 |
|
#50 - “The Comeback” by Drew Davies - A great example of a redemption story in a song
|
Feb 08, 2023 |
|
#49 - Overcoming what's holding you back & reaching your goals.
|
Oct 27, 2022 |
|
#48 - The Ultimate Dilemma for the Song’s Main Character – Waypoint #3: The Crisis
|
Oct 20, 2022 |
|
#47 - How to combine every part of the lyrics so that it contributes to one central meaning?
|
Oct 12, 2022 |
|
#46 - Writing A Turning Point Moment in Lyrics – Waypoint #2: The Turning Point Progressive Complication
|
Oct 05, 2022 |
|
#45 - How I Discovered the Power of Lyrics
|
Sep 28, 2022 |
|
#44 - Throwing the Song's Character's Life Out Of Balance – Waypoint #1: The Inciting Incident
|
Sep 22, 2022 |
|
#43 - What You Have to Say Matters… and How To Make it Matter to Others
|
Sep 14, 2022 |
|
#42 - “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” by Thompson Square – How to Create a Smooth and Subtle Narrative Flow
|
Sep 07, 2022 |
|
#41 - Attention Grabbing Opening Lines – Part 3: The Intriguing Question
|
Aug 31, 2022 |
|
#40 - Steps Two and Three to Creating A One-Sentence Lyric Outline To Guide Your Writing Process
|
Aug 24, 2022 |
|
#39 - Attention Grabbing Opening Lines – Part 2: The Shocking Statement
|
Aug 17, 2022 |
|
#38 - The First Step to Creating A One-Sentence Lyric Outline To Guide Your Writing Process
|
Aug 10, 2022 |
|
#37 - Attention Grabbing Opening Lines - Part 1: The Powerful Problem
|
Aug 03, 2022 |
|
#36 - Knowing Which Lyric Lines & Ideas To Keep Or Throw Out – How To Answer The Question Of Relevancy
|
Jul 27, 2022 |
|
#35 - Can A Song Save A Life?
|
Jul 20, 2022 |
|
#34 - How To Crush It As A Support Act - The Do’s and Dont’s!
|
Jul 13, 2022 |
|
#33 - Dynamic Characters in Narrative Songwriting
|
Jul 06, 2022 |
|
#32 - “You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This” by Toby Keith – Making Your Song’s Character Fall in Love
|
Jun 29, 2022 |
|
#31 - Creating Conflict by Using a Character's Wants and Needs (+ WORKSHEET)
|
Jun 22, 2022 |
|
#30 - 3 Ways to Develop your Song's Character Using Internal Content Genres
|
Jun 16, 2022 |
|
#29 - Every Character WANTS something. But how to figure out WHAT that is?
|
Jun 08, 2022 |
|
#28 - “Shut Up and Kiss Me” by Mary Chapin Carpenter – Avoiding Contradictions in Lyrics
|
May 25, 2022 |
|
#27 - Develop your Lyric's Verses by Using Progressive Complications (+ WORKSHEET)
|
May 11, 2022 |
|
#26 - Development Engine ADVANCED: 5 Commandments of Storytelling
|
Apr 27, 2022 |
|
#25 - A Songwriter’s Six Best Friends ADVANCED: The Story Grid Diorama Model (+WORKSHEET)
|
Apr 13, 2022 |
|
#24 - “Rumor” by Lee Brice – Using Multiple Love Story Conventions
|
Mar 30, 2022 |
|
#23 - Finding Topics to Write about by Looking at Universal Human Values
|
Mar 17, 2022 |
|
#22 - How to Show a Change between your Song's Beginning and Ending
|
Mar 03, 2022 |
|
#21 - Crucial Components of Narrative Songwriting
|
Feb 17, 2022 |
|
#20 - “Kiss Me Slowly” by Parachute – Why Change is Better than Repetition
|
Feb 03, 2022 |
|
#19 - What songwriters need to know about writing lyrics about the first kiss
|
May 27, 2021 |
|
#18 - 15 Secrets Every Songwriter Must Know About Writing The Lyrics For A Lovers’ First Meet Scene
|
May 13, 2021 |
|
#17 - "Special K" (Placebo) - The Simplest Way to Start and Finish Song Lyrics that Mean Something!
|
Apr 29, 2021 |
|
#16 - "Middle of a Memory" by Cole Swindell - One Amazing Songwriting Trick to Increase Your Album's Streaming Number
|
Apr 15, 2021 |
|
#15 - "Heartache on the Dancefloor" by Jon Pardi - Beat the fairytale love song cliché and move over to the dark side
|
Apr 01, 2021 |
|
#14 - "I'm a Believer" by The Monkees - Making listeners relate to the inner turmoil of your song's character
|
Mar 18, 2021 |
|
#13 - "I Saw Her Standing There" by The Beatles - The Beatles Way to Include Your Listeners In Your Narration
|
Mar 04, 2021 |
|
#12 - "Crazy for You" by Madonna - An Unspoken Truth To Writing Enticing Lyrics
|
Feb 18, 2021 |
|
#11 - "Ain't No Other Man" by Christina Aguilera - Three Lyric Writing Mistakes That Could Cost You Your Audience’s Engagement
|
Feb 04, 2021 |
|
#10 - "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" by John Michael Montgomery - How To Write A "Love at First Sight" Song: Successful Musicians Secrets Revealed
|
Jan 21, 2021 |
|
#9 - My Secret Songwriting Weapon to Write Captivating Lyrics
|
Jan 07, 2021 |
|
#8 - Here’s What You Don’t Know About Songwriting That Could Revolutionize your Lyrics
|
Jun 23, 2020 |
|
#7 - "Last Goodbye" by A Minute for Manny - How to write a heartbreaking love song to get over someone?
|
Jun 02, 2020 |
|
#6 - How to write a powerful love song? (6 inspirational Moments)
|
May 05, 2020 |
|
#5 - 3 Steps to finish the lyrics of a song you’re stuck in.
|
Apr 17, 2020 |
|
#4 - How to start writing a song. Beat that blank sheet of paper.
|
Mar 24, 2020 |
|
#3 - How to make a song unforgettable?
|
Mar 06, 2020 |
|
#2 - Try to tell a story in a song and make an impact!
|
Mar 06, 2020 |
|
#1 - How 'Welcome to the Black Parade' turned so many people into fans of MCR
|
Mar 06, 2020 |