Song Editing: Take your songs from Good to Great
So, you've slaved away and poured your sweat, blood, tears, wisdom and wit into the perfect song. Ready to get onstage and play it for the world? Not so fast. Editing a song can be one of the toughest parts
Word clouds: a visual way to inspire your writing
Imagine this: you are busy writing away and you get stuck. maybe you have the perfect first verse and the chorus. now what? Have you used up all your ideas? Can you really add more depth and meaning to that great hook you came up with for the chorus? Does everything you try to add seem forced and repetitious? or maybe you are staring at a title or theme and a blank price of paper wondering how to express the deep thoughts you've been thinking. One way to break your way out of this is to use word clouds to visually inspire you and collect your thoughts and themes together in one place. There are a number of word cloud generators online so just pick one and pick a method of feeding it words and you are off:
Rhyme AND Reason
What Rhymes with "Silver"?
You have a great song, well on its way, but you can't seem to get that last Rhyme in to complete your rhyme scheme and you are ready to throw away the second verse altogether! Never fear, Below is a list of Rhyming tools and resources to get you out of almost any Rhyming Challenge!- Rhyme Zone: Find rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and more! http://www.rhymezone.com/
- SongRhyme: A cool rhyming word generator of perfects and close rhymes by and for songwriters - http://songrhyme.com/
- Dillfrog: A searchable rhyme data base that lets you select the type of rhyme you are looking for http://muse.dillfrog.com/sound/search
- WikiRhymer®: a free online rhyming tool. has a pro version as well for $7 per year. www.wikirhymer.com
- B-Rhymes: A rhyming dictionary that's not stuck up about what does and doesn't rhyme. It gives you words that sound good together even if they don't technically rhyme. www.b-rhymes.com/
- Visual Rhymes: Lets you pick what kind of Rhyme you are looking for - End rhyme, double rhyme, First syllable rhyme, etc. http://www.visualrhymes.com/index.php
- Rhyme Brain: Rhyming dictionary to search for perfect and close rhymes and a songwriting mode where you can put your lyrics in and search for useful words as you go. http://rhymebrain.com
You Want Me to Read about Songwriting?
There are many many books available on writing songs... so many that it can make your head spin off! Reading the thoughts and methods of master songwriters is a great way to expand your repertoire of tools and techniques that help make your songs even better. Many of these books have prompts and exercises to help you get out of ruts or look at things in a new way. They also are a great way to get insight into your existing songs.
Dictionaries: A key tool for songwriters
Being unique and original can be hard work. Give your songs an extra edge by making sure you are using words with depth and meaning. These online dictionaries and thesauruses are a great way to search for the perfect word. They are also a great way to help fill the well - getting you a larger vocabulary to work with to express yourself through 
- Dictionary.com: With more than 70 million monthly users worldwide, Dictionary.com is the world's leading and most definitive online dictionary.
- Urban Dictionary: A user curated collection of slang words and phrases
- Visuwords: Look up words to find their meanings and associations with other words and concepts. Produce diagrams reminiscent of a neural net. Learn how words associate.
- Merriam-Webster: For more than 150 years, Merriam-Webster has been one of America's leading and most-trusted provider of language information. Dictionary, Thesaurus and other tools.