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The Art of Writing Love Songs

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I am a singer/ songwriter and am reading and doing all the exercises in this phenomenal book for the second time and am getting so much out of it, yet again! This book is the perfect combination of inspiration, passion, enthusiasm, guidance and practical proven instruction. I can not recommend it highly enough!

Minna, Pixie Revolution

Since Pamela Oland's suggestions come from a tremendous track record of lyric successes, I,m finding her book THE ART OF WRITING LOVE SONGS highly valuable.

I'm certain that her advice will help anyone wiggle free "Houdini style" from their self-imposed songwriting straitjacket.

R.B. San Diego, CA

This is the first book to probe the secrets behind successful love songs, offering writers and would-be songwriters insights into what makes a love song a success. This is more than just another poetry workshop: it provides insights into plot, characterization, genre, rhythm, and blending words to music which will appeal to a wide audience, from musicians to writers. An excellent guide which analyzes proven successes.

I hate to belittle an obviously successful songwriter (although I've never heard of any of the songs listed on her website--and I know A LOT of songs), but the examples in the book are awful! Either she wrote the examples in the time it took to punch the keys on the keyboard or the book was designed for songwriters who have no desire of hearing their songs on the radio. Some of the songs, like "Kismet," are so bad/old-fashioned/non-universal that I laughed when I read the words. I'm not saying that I could write better songs than she could (at least not now), but based on all the good things I read on the back flap in the bookstore, I expected a lot more than this. If you're looking to write lyrics period, this book might be acceptable for you. But if you want to write songs for radio, I highly recommend "6 Steps To Songwriting Success" by Jason Blume instead!!

Since Pamela Oland's suggestions come from a tremendous track record of lyric successes, I'm finding her book THE ART OF WRITING LOVE SONGS highly valuable.

I'm certain that her advice will help anyone wiggle free "Houdini style" from their self-imposed songwriting straitjacket.

R.B. San Diego, CA

Since Pamela Oland's suggestions come from a tremendous track record of lyric successes, I'm finding her book THE ART OF WRITING LOVE SONGS highly valuable.

I'm certain that her advice will help anyone wiggle free "Houdini style" from their self-imposed songwriting straitjacket.

R.B. San Diego, CA