How to Start a Creative Writing Hobby with Poetry

The NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association) is a great resource for songwriters. I tried a brief membership before writing and recording original folk music. The feedback from members and the reviewers was more valuable than I realized at the time. The albums I recorded with a partner are currently streaming online.

The songwriting ideas were gathered inside a collection of notebooks, to make the editing and revision more organized. In a short time, the creative need to form the words around music or chord progressions was lost. I reached a point where the song ideas were structured more like poems when the repetition of a chorus was not the focus.

To get started with a hobby,  I recommend taking notes on why the motivation is moving in one direction. In the analogy of songwriting, the hook or catchy theme will present itself with multiple edits of the verses.

The start of a writing routine could begin with practice on a lunch break, for example. The writing practice around the same time each day helped with motivation and creative ideas.

To develop your own voice, write what you feel. The structure and form of the poetry is less important than a sense of accomplishment.

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