“My main goal as a songwriter is to make something that inspires people. To write things about my life that people can relate to. Whether it's a whole record or just one song for someone, I hope it can do that for them. Knowing that I have the ability to do that is inspiring to me.” PeopleWritingWholeSongGoalCan DoAbilityKnowingRecordsInspireRelateJust OneSongwriters Author:Kate Voegele
“All you need to know about plotting is twofold. 1. Give your characters goals. 2. Don't let them reach those goals.” KnowsNeedsGivingWritingCharacterGoal Author:J.A. Konrath
“Every year for New Years I write down all of my goals and dreams and put them in my Bible. At the end of the year I go and pull the paper out and check this off and check that off.” WritingYearsEndsDreamGoalPaperChecksNew YearDreams And Goals Author:NeNe Leakes
“It is setting goals and trying to be a business person, but at the same time not losing sight of who you are writing songs for and what your goals are as a songwriter. So believe me, if you think I've got it down I don't it is a constant struggle.” IfsThinkingWritingTryingBelievePersonsSongGoalStruggleLosingSightWho You AreConstantSettingSettingsBelieve In MeSongwritersSetting GoalsWriting SongsBusiness PersonConstant Struggle Author:Christine Lavin
“Writing songs for other people was never the goal for me.” PeopleWritingSongGoalWriting Songs Author:Skylar Grey
“Writing is a really good first step toward that goal of knowing yourself.” WritingFirstsGoalStepsKnowingFirst StepsKnow Yourself Author:Jewel
“My goal from the very beginning was just to write good songs that don't require any production to be felt or understood. I wanted to be able to sit in a room with a guitar and play the song from beginning to end and have it be as impactful as if you heard the studio version with all the bells and whistles.” IfsWritingEndsPlayAbleWantedSongFeltGoalRoomsHeardUnderstoodGuitarProductionsStudiosVersionsBells Author:Madonna Ciccone
“Maybe in the back of my mind I was kind of wishing that I would become a rock star, kind of wishing that I would reach enough people who would be willing to pay me for the music, that I would actually be able to live off of just writing the songs that I wanted to write. But I don't think I really admitted to myself that that was my goal.” PeopleThinkingWritingMindKindEnoughWould BeAbleWantedSongWishStarsGoalPayRocksWillingRock StarOf My Mind Author:Jonathan Coulton