Pete Luboff - 101 songwriting wrongs and how to right them : how to craft and sell your songs

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Read what songwriters say about 88 Songwriting Wrongs & How to Right Them (the first edition of this book).

Having made every one of these mistakes in the actual order that they were written, this book could have saved me years of wasted time.

Rick Carnes, president, Songwriters Guild of America and hit songwriterof songs recorded by Garth Brooks, Alabama, Reba McEntire,Conway Twitty, Pam Tillis, and more

88 Songwriting Wrongs & How to Right Them was the first songwriting book I ever purchased. I had a dream of being a performing songwriter ... Your book helped me to understand how to organize, structure and market my songs. I refer to your book all the time and feel that it has helped me become the songwriter I am today! Thank you!

Denise Vasquez, Los Angeles, California. Four-time winner of the ASCAP Performing Songwriters Award, Nominated by the L.A. Music Awards for Best Indie Female Vocalist and Best Indie Album of the Year

So far I have gotten eighty-two independent artist cuts on my songs, and hope to hit the one hundred mark soon! Your book 88 Songwriting Wrongs & How to Right Them helped me to reach that goal. This is an amazing book and I highly recommend it to any songwriter who wants to write songs that other artists will want to cut.

Jeff Moxcey, Waterville, Maine

Two years ago, I purchased your book, 88 Songwriting Wrongs & How to Right Them. I have read it three times. Every time I do, I have a breakthrough. As with many songwriters, music is my life and my life is so much more rewarding now. I want to thank you both for such an incredible book. Knowing now how much of a difference it has made in my life, I have purchased many copies as presents for friends.

Paul Maher, Bronx, New York

Just wanted to let you know, that as a professional songwriter and musician, Ive worn out my first edition of your book. Cover to cover, it not only helped fix what I was doing wrong as a beginner, but prepared me for troubles I would encounter down the road with my career. Without it, I dont think I would have had the know-how and straightforward honesty that was necessary for me to fine-tune my songs into not only something that sells, but really rocks!

Dennis Fallon, Pennsylvania

Pat and Pete Luboff have maintained their commitment to developing and educating songwriters since I met them more than thirty years ago. Their own songwriting and teaching skills and experiences, along with their dedication to the craft, is abundantly clear in this bookaccessible, clear, keenly observant, innovative and delivered with love, humor, and utter practicality.

John Braheny, Author ofThe Craft and Business of Songwriting

88 Songwriting Wrongs & How to Right Them is the distilled wisdom of folks who have watched songwriters struggle for years. Once I admitted I was making mistakes, I was open to solutions. This book has provided many.

Mark Lee, Tempe, Arizona

I got a copy of your 88 Songwriting Wrongs & How to Right Them when it was hot off the press and I can offer a bunch of specific ways in which it has helped guide me in my search to improve my own writing. To this day when folks ask me for advice on how to improve their songwriting, it is a book I definitely recommend. There is an incredible amount of very specific terrific advice in your book. I am delighted that I read it when I did as it saved me a lot of rewriting time!

Bobbie Gallup, Nashville, Tennessee

This book was the first book I ever bought on songwriting. It was also the most important. Until I owned this book, I was in the B.C. (as in Before a Clue) phase of my songwriting education and development. Pat and Pete Luboffs considerable gifts gently led me onto the path of discovering my own abilities and potential. This book is still a valuable reference and resource in my musical arsenal.

Charles Alexander, Nashville, Tennessee

I believe the dream chases you. And it finally caught up with me at Luboffs Songwriting Wrongs number seventy. Therein bespeaks a wake-up call to anyone creating anything who, for whatever reason, has kept their gift(s) under a rock. If this is you, the fact that youre reading this now is no accidentits time! Pore over the books entirety, utilize the knowledge, and keep it within reach as a desk reference throughout your development. It will serve in providing the tools necessary to construct and perfect your craft. And answer some questions you may not have even thought of asking. So what are you waiting for?

Phil John de Anguera, Scipio Center, New York

I just finished reading your book 88 Songwriting Wrongs & How to Right Them and felt I had to send you a thank-you note! I am a fairly new songwriter and your book was easy to read and provided me with a wealth of information! Information can be obtained in many ways, but what makes your book special is the positive way you word things. I felt like you were right there supporting me while I was reading! I will continue to use your book as a wonderful reference and refer it to others.

Diane Kopin, Nashville, Tennessee

I am a songwriter and performer and proud owner of 88 Songwriting Wrongs and How to Right Them! First I want to say how helpful your book has been; I have read through it several times and find myself constantly returning to it for inspiration and direction. Thank you both for writing such an informative and motivating book!

James Thacker, Nashville, Tennessee

I finished reading your book 88 Songwriting Wrongs and How to Right Them and wanted to let you know that it truly inspired me. It was very beneficial in providing me some direction to pursue my writing ability. The great info you provided mixed with humor was great. (Collaborator breath was too funny!) I have written poetry for many years and only after a friend suggested that I try writing songs did I purchase your book and begin to learn about lyric writing. Great job!

Ben Kuznicki II, Rogers City, Michigan

When it came time for me to begin to take my songwriting seriously and become a student of the craft, I often used Pete and Pats book as a reference guide to make sure my work was on track. I could always find something within its pages that helped to shed light on any problems I might be having. It was an invaluable resource.

Jon Ims, BMI Song-of-the-Year songwriter for Shes In Love Withthe Boy, a number-one hit for Trisha Yearwood; Falling In Love,a hit for Reba McIntyre; and songs for the Dixie Chicks and ConfederateRailroad

88 Songwriting Wrongs & How to Right Them was one of the very first songwriting and music business books that I read cover to cover. It covered about eighty-eight things that I did not even know I had to think about to be successful with songwriting. The chapters were short, so I was always looking forward to the next one.

Geoff Kern, Carrollton, Texas

I bought your book 88 Songwriting Wrongs & How to Right Them because I was doing eighty-seven of the wrongs and needed help!! Your book really turned around my way of thinking and I now have five songs published. Thanks for writing the book.

John Wesley Coutts, Dundee, Scotland

88 Songwriting Wrongs & How to Right Them was the first book I purchased on songwriting thirteen years ago. It provided great insight into the craft and business of songwriting, lessons that helped me to develop common sense about this unique business, which few of us are born with.

Donna M. Opfer, Dream Power Music, St. Louis, Missouri

The two books available by Pat and Pete Luboff are essential to any aspiring or established songwriter. The tips help keep the focus on the title of the song and help prevent making some of the common mistakes. With these two books you will never experience writers block, because they give you the skills necessary to explore all options and to allow yourself to always have a new idea. I teach guitar and help students with songwriting. I use the