Hey Reader, It's Keppie here!

This week’s new YouTube tutorial is framed as being for beginner songwriters — but I want to be really clear about something:

These are lessons almost every songwriter needs to be reminded of, no matter how long you’ve been writing.

In fact, they’re the kinds of insights many of us only truly absorb after years of frustration, half-finished songs, and second-guessing ourselves.

In the video, I walk through three counter-intuitive songwriting principles that make the difference between:

• starting lots of songs vs. actually finishing them
• having ideas vs. turning those ideas into songs that connect
• feeling stuck vs. building real creative momentum

Here’s the core problem this tutorial addresses:

Most songwriters don’t lack creativity — we get stuck because we lose momentum, overthink our choices, or put impossible pressure on every line to be “good.”

This video helps you reset that.

We’ll explore:

• Why finishing songs — even imperfect ones — is a foundational skill at every stage
• Why specificity creates deeper connection than trying to be “universal”
• How reducing decisions (not adding ideas) can unlock forward motion

The shift that happens when you apply these ideas is subtle but powerful:
You write with more confidence.
You move forward more easily.
You finish more work — and your best songs get better as a result.

🎥 Watch the tutorial here:

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And if watching the video makes you crave a bit more structure, I also share details about our free 7-Day Songwriter Course, where I guide you from blank page to finished first draft in one week.

Happy writing,
Keppie