The Writer's Edge Books website was created by Stony Meadow Publishing as an outlet for their book titles on songwriting and poetry as well as fiction and non-fiction books. You may order these publications directly from Stony Meadow Publishing, this website and most bookstores including online bookstores such as Amazon.
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"Inspiration for Songwriters" (2nd Edition coming soon)
"Inspiration for Songwriters: Tips and Tricks to Unlocking the Muse" is not your typical book about songwriting. It does not explain how to write, publish, pitch, promote or record your next song. There are already dozens of other songwriting books covering those subjects. What "Inspiration For Songwriters" provides is something few other songwriting books offer. And in our humble opinion, it does it much better than the few similar titles we could find. It provides thousands of inspirational ideas that could very well be the seeds to your next song! All in all, "Inspiration for Songwriters" includes over 2000 titles, tips, tricks and other ideas that will inspire you to create song after song. UPDATE! Author Stan Swanson is currently hard at work on revising Inspiration for Songwriters. The 2nd edition will contain more pages and lots of additional material for songwriters at all stages of their careers. New segments in the revised edition will include more power words (used in alliterative phrases to show how powerful they really are), new songwriting exercises, real thoughts from real songwriters on how they get inspired, a greatly expanded Songwriter's Resource Appendix with dozens of listings of songwriter magazines, books and software. A listing of 101 cliches you can either use in your songs or re-write to make the cliché your own, as well as an appendix of chords charts for guitarists. This newly revised and expanded edition will definitely belong on your bookshelf! We expect the newly revised 2nd Edition to be available the first quarter of 2010. You won't want to miss it! What they are saying about "Inspiration for Songwriters"... "This book is packed with innovative jet fuel that will set your mind soaring into the creative stratosphere. There are hundreds of imaginative ideas here to unlock the imagination. If you've always wanted to write songs and can't find at least one tip worth the price of the book, perhaps you should consider another pursuit -- like collecting Popsicle sticks or licking envelopes." --Bob Lind, songwriter ("Elusive Butterfly", "Cheryl's Going Home" and "Mister Zero".) and author. "Nice job, Stan! I'm sure this will be useful to songwriters at all stages of their careers." --Kenn Amdahl, author of "Joy Writing" and several other books. "Wow, what a great idea for a book. You don't just read it once and put it away, you go back to it again and again whenever you need some new ideas or a jump-start." -- C. Buckles, Denver CO "I hadn't flipped through more than a few pages, just reading random bits and pieces, before I had more ideas for new songs than I could shake a stick at. In the hierarchy of books, this one clearly falls into the category of those that accomplish what they set out to do. And that is a substantial achievement." --Ed Teja -- The Muse's Muse
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"The Songwriter's Journal" -- Our Best Seller
"The Songwriter's Journal: 52 Weeks of Songwriting Inspiration" is available from Stony Meadow Publishing as well as Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Powells, Books-A-Million and most other major book stores and distributors. What they are saying about "The Songwriter's Journal"... "An excellent book for breaking out of writer's block." -- Ted (Amazon Reviewer) "I just wrote my first week's song, and I'm having a hard time keeping myself from reading ahead to next week. In fact, if I didn't have other things to do, I could just cuddle up with this book for the winter and write one song after another. Or I could use it whenever I feel stuck. This book would work well for poets, too. It's so much fun." -- Susan Lick (songwriter) "The Songwriter's Journal is an invaluable tool and very strongly recommended for the novice songwriter, and has a great deal of utility and value for even the more experienced composer." -- Midwest Book Review "It's one thing to read a lecture on songwriting, but to figure out how to write songs, most of us need both ideas and motivation. I like this book for both." -- John Hood (songwriters)
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Other Books for Writers on the schedule...
We're not sure of all of the release dates for the following books, but this is pretty much the order they will appear in over the next 2-3 years. Approximate release dates are shown, but not guaranteed. The Mix-And-Match Idea Book for Romance Writers
The Romance Writer's Journal
The Book of Romantic Phrases: A Dictionary of Descriptive Imagery for Romance Writers, Poets and Lovers
The Fiction Writer's Journal
The Poet's Journal
The Science Fiction Writer's Journal Check out descriptions for the above books and you will get a good idea of what will be included in this one. Writers of science fiction will find this one 'out-of-this-world'. ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: 3rd Quarter 2010. The Science Fiction Writer's Dictionary Writers of science fiction (whether it be novels, short stories or poetry) will find this dictionary to be a very handy reference book. Even includes alien race information from science fiction books, movies and television! ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: 4th Quarter 2010. Mix-And-Match Songwriter's Handbook: 1000s of Song Ideas A unique approach to a system of gathering ideas and thoughts for creating your next musical masterpiece. This book is organized in such a fashion that you can choose a topic from one page and mix it with two or three other ideas to create a new song. There are 9 different topics and ideas per page which can be mixed and matched for literally thousands and thousands of new ideas. The nine ideas per page include a song title (on which the entire page is based), 4 different scenarios for interpreting that song title, 3 additional song titles that are similar to that page's concept, a musical style to influence your song, a possible mood for the song, an instrument to inspire a different sound for the song, 5 power words to strengthen your usage of words in your lyrics, existing songs which correspond with the page's theme and a cliché that also reflects that page's basic concept. Each song idea is also accompanied by a glossary for songwriters and space to scribble down your song ideas. Another must-have songwriting book from Stony Meadow Publishing and author Stan Swanson. ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: 4th Quarter 2010. The Songwriter's Companion: 1001 Ideas for Your Next Song Check out descriptions for the above books and you will get a good idea of what will be included in this one. Writers of mysteries and suspense fiction will find this book 'easy to solve' and very useful in their writing efforts. ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: 1st Quarter 2011. How to Write the Great American Romance Novel If you've ever thought about writing the next great romantic novel, you won't want to be without this book. Complete information presented in a very logical sequence on creating outlines, characters and more. Writing romance novels is very different from other styles of writing and you need to be very aware of this before you sit down to write. This book will tell you exactly what is different about writing romance and how to successfully accomplish it. ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: 2nd Quarter 2011. The Mystery Writer's Journal Check out descriptions for the above books and you will get a good idea of what will be included in this one. Writers of mysteries and suspense fiction will find this book 'easy to solve' and very useful in their writing efforts. ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: 2nd Quarter 2011. The Romance Writer's Dictionary Romance writers (whether it be novels, short stories or poetry) will find this dictionary to be a very handy reference book. Includes hundreds of romantic terms, moods and situations (even a few 'steamy" ones that will help romance writers understand the terms they are using. Includes modern slang terms! ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: 3rd Quarter 2011. The Horror Writer's Journal Check out descriptions for the above books and you will get a good idea of what will be included in this one. Writers of horror (Including all you scary poem authors) will find this one 'frighteningly' good. ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: 3rd Quarter 2011. The Fantasy Writer's Journal Check out descriptions for the above books and you will get a good idea of what will be included in this one. Writers of fantasy will find this one 'magical'. ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: 4th Quarter 2011. The Non-Fiction Writer's Journal Check out descriptions for the above books and you will get a good idea of what will be included in this one. Writers of non-fiction books will find this one contains 'just the facts' and just what they need to put together that next non-fiction offering. ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: 4th Quarter 2011. The Cowboy's Dictionary Writers of western oriented work (whether it be novels, short stories or poetry) will find this dictionary to be a very handy reference book. Includes hundreds of words and terminology from the wild, wild west. Find terminology you either never heard of or didn't quite understand. Includes cowboy phrases and idioms and complete definitions! ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: 4th Quarter 2011. The Western Writer's Journal Check out descriptions for the above books and you will get a good idea of what will be included in this one. Writers of western novels, short stories and cowboy poets will find this one 'six-gun slingingly' solid. ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: 1st Quarter 2012. The Darksider's Dictionary Writers of horror novels, short stories and scary poetry will find this dictionary to be a very handy reference book. Includes hundreds of words and terminology for writer's of the horror variety. Find terminology you either never heard of or didn't quite understand. ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: 1st Quarter 2012. 101 Ideas for a Children's Non-Fiction Book A Poetry Dictionary for the Everyday Poet Please add your name to our mailing list to be informed of release dates.
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ORDERING INFORMATION for Published BooksInspiration For Songwriters ►Order "Inspiration for Songwriters" from Amazon ►Order "Inspiration for Songwriters" from Stony Meadow Publishing At your local book store ask for: "Inspiration for Songwriters" by Stan Swanson (ISBN: 0-9787925-0-5) The Songwriter' s Journal ►Order "The Songwriter's Journal" from Amazon ►Order "Inspiration for Songwriters" from Stony Meadow Publishing At your local book store ask for: "The Songwriter's Journal" by Stan Swanson (ISBN: 0-9787925-1-3) |
PresentingAn Inside Look At:Inspiration For SongwritersThe following is an excerpt from "Inspiration For Songwriters": Inspiration. That’s what it all comes down to, doesn’t it? You are a songwriter. I am a songwriter. We are siblings with ink stains on our fingers and throbbing skulls from pounding our heads against the wall. We search for a muse that is swift and evasive and which there never seems to be enough to go around. We write our words on napkins and envelopes and scraps of paper we find on the floor. We nourish and feed them and hope they will grow into creatures we can be proud of. But what do we do when the Muse decides it’s time to take a vacation to the Caribbean? We certainly can’t afford to follow her. Our instinct is to simply wait until she returns and every time she leaves we fear that maybe this time she won’t come back. Why should she? After all, the sand and surf of Martinique or Barbados is mighty inviting. I think that’s the part that frightens us the most. For we can no more stop writing songs than we can stop breathing. And so we breathe that deep sigh of relief when the Muse shows up on our doorstep at least one more time. It seems she had a return ticket after all. But the question remains. Why is she not around when we need her the most? It’s not like she has a 9 to 5 job. Where does she go and why? Is she on a flight to Paris or simply hiding in our sock drawer? Are there ways to summon her back before she’s finished contemplating the Mona Lisa and patting herself on the back for all the help she gave old Leonardo? The answer is yes, my friend, you certainly can. She may be hiding in your coat pocket in the closet, but she’s an inquisitive little gal and there are many ways to summon her out of hiding. And that’s what this book is all about. ARTICLES ON SONGWRITINGWe are collecting articles on songwriting. Please send us an email if you have an article you would like to submit. ►Power Words: How to Make Your Song Lyrics Stronger ►Editing Services for Writers Now Available at Ideas4Authors.net!
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"Inspiration
for Songwriters: Tips and Tricks to Unlocking the Muse" was
the first title available in the Stony Meadow Publishing
songwriting series.
We
think that "The Songwriter's Journal: 52 Weeks of Songwriting
Inspiration" is the perfect companion to "Inspiration
for Songwriters". With over 200 pages of information and space
for week by week journal entries and song ideas, this book should
be at your side 52 weeks a year. Check out "an inside the book"
look at this The Songwriter's Journal at
A
unique approach to a system of gathering ideas and thoughts for creating your
next romance novel. This book is
organized in such a fashion that you can choose a topic from one page and mix
it with two or three other ideas to create a new song. There are 9 different
topics and ideas per page which can be mixed and matched for literally
thousands and thousands of new ideas. The nine ideas per page include A Title
For Your Next Book, A Book Synopsis, Names For Your Heroine, Names For Your
Hero, Description For Your Heroine, Description For Your Hero, Occupations For
Your Characters, Character Traits and Locales/Settings For Your Novel. Also
includes a Best-Selling romance novel excerpt. Also includes are Resources
(books, magazine, software, associations and websites), a complete list of
hundreds of character traits and moods, a list of romance novel categories, a
list of the hundred best-selling romance novels of all time, Mix-and-Match
Book Title Creation, Character Sheets, list of hundreds of occupations and two
mix-and-match lists for creating character names.
ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: 1st Quarter 2010.
Romance writer's will fall in love with this
book. Week-by-week content will include best romance novels of all-time, best
romance authors of all-time, an original idea for your next romance novel,
character traits to explore in your next romance novel, strong, romantic names
you can use in your writing, a beginning paragraph for your next book or short
story, historical areas to explore for your next romance novel, free romance
novels you can read for ideas and inspiration, writing tips for authors of
romance novels,2 writing exercises, some basic terminology for romance
writers, best-selling romance novels, excerpts from romance novels, using
modern slang for romance writers, romantic movies to watch for ideas and
inspiration, cities and settings for your next book, award-winning romance
novels and authors, romantic quotations, marketing your romance novel,
publisher's marketplace, literary marketplace, writer's resources for
magazines, books, software and websites aimed at romance writers and markets
for short stories. ESTIMATED RELEASE
DATE: 1st Quarter 2010.
The
perfect handbook for romance writers. Thousands of phrases and tags covering
everything from head to toes. Also includes a special "Naughty Parts" section
for the "faint of heart" writer. Romance writers, writers of romantic poetry
and lovers of all ages will enjoy this book. Authors will undoubtedly keep
this guide handy at all times. Other descriptive phrases include characters
traits, moods, action and much more. Includes thousands of phrases and tags.
ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: 2nd Quarter 2010.
Writers of fiction will make sure to have this
book at their side when they write or just to browse through for ideas.
Week-by-week content will include best novels of all-time, best authors of
all-time, an original idea for your next fiction book, creating character
traits, names for characters, a beginning paragraph for your next novel or
short story, strange-but-true stories to turn into a novel or short story,
historical events to base your next book on, free fiction books you can read
for ideas and inspiration, writing tips, 3 writing exercises, grammar
terminology lessons, all-time best-selling fiction books, great opening lines
from great novels, 'did you know' feature, best fiction writers of the modern
era, using modern slang and what it means, alternatives to the word 'said',
basic terminology for fiction writers, quotes by authors about writing,
marketing your fiction book, publisher's marketplace, literary agent
marketplace, writer's resources for magazines, books and software and markets
for short stories. ESTIMATED RELEASE
DATE: 2nd Quarter 2010.
Poets will make good use of this journal.
Week-by-week content will include 3 poetry writing exercises, 2 ideas for your
next poem, definitions of poetry types, poetry terminology, an idea for the
title or beginning of a new poem, a list of related power words to strengthen
your poetry, quotes about poetry, quotes from poets, great lines from great
poems, poets to read for inspiration, poems to read for inspiration and poetry
resource information for magazines, books and software that will aid you in
your poetry writing efforts. All in all, a must-have journal for poets.
ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: 2nd Quarter 2010.
