Be prepared to write your songs anywhere. If you aren’t ready to act when inspiration strikes, you’ll probably lose the essential thread of your idea.

This involves developing an adaptable mindset and a little bit of discipline. Practice acting on impulse when you have good ideas; just take your laptop (or guitar) and go write songs anywhere. You’ll be nurturing and developing this impulse, and strengthening your versatility in the process.

Finding the perfect image or a clever metaphor can be all it takes to make your song truly memorable. Dig deep and be observant — you’ll be surprised at how far this can go toward reaching this goal.

Given this, songwriting is much like any other literary activity in many ways. Perhaps worst of all, though, this also means that you too could suffer from writer’s blog. Check out this really funny post from Cracked for combatting writer’s block if you find yourself struggling.