This word cloud comes from the Bob Dylan album, The Times They Are a-Changin'. It's the top 100 words used throughout the album and set to the same colors as the album cover. Large version is here. The story: I regularly analyze Bob Dylan's … [Read more...]
Bob Dylan (Album)
This word cloud is based on Bob Dylan's self-titled album. It's the top 100 words used throughout the album and set to the same colors as the album cover. Large version is here. The story: I regularly analyze Bob Dylan's lyrics and thought it … [Read more...]
Another Side of Bob Dylan
This is a word cloud based on the complete lyrics to the album, Another Side of Bob Dylan. Large version is here. The colors match the album cover. The story: I regularly analyze Bob Dylan's lyrics and thought it would be a cool exercise to … [Read more...]
The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan
This is my new desktop background: It's a word cloud based on Bob Dylan's album, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. I even used the same colors on the album cover. I created it by taking all of the lyrics from the album and putting them into Wordle. … [Read more...]
5 Sure Fire Ways To Kick-Start The Songwriting Habit
If you don't already write songs regularly, then it's safe to say that you don't yet have a songwriting habit. Because if you did, you would feel compelled to write songs every day and perhaps all day long. We could talk about motivation or … [Read more...]
The Secret Alchemy Of Songwriting
metaphor noun a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable If you're a writer, of course you know what the word metaphor means. But you might not know that the word was … [Read more...]
A Quicksilver Action That Creates A New TextMate Blog Post
I've been AppleScripting my @blogging context workflow. At first, I created a simple script that launches TextMate, NetNewsWire, and Safari along with some URLs to help me get started. It basically launches my workspace for my @blogging context. But … [Read more...]
Why I Write For The Garbage Can
Do you know of an author that has written a book in one sitting? Or how about a composer who created a masterpiece in an afternoon? You haven't? Me neither. And that's why I write for the garbage can. Johnny Mercer, the songwriter, said he used … [Read more...]
West Wing Eulogy: Bartlett For America
Today's a sad day for me. My favorite show of all time is ending. Trust me when I say that I'm not a TV addict. I didn't own a TV for many years. But The West Wing changed all that. Why I love The West Wing: Peak Performance. In my quest to be … [Read more...]
Sexy Object Writing Word Generator
Yesterday I posted how to get your creative juices flowing with object writing. Today I found a great site that you can use to randomly generate objects to write about. It's more of a surprise word generator than a random word generator because you … [Read more...]