Hey there,
I feel like my writers-block kinda stuck with me, so I thought I'd start a random-writers-block-rant-thread - not really asking for help, but if you've got some tips ... let 'em hear![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
When my old band broke up 1 1/2 years ago, I barely touched my guitars for nearly 6 months before I started a new project, which goes in a totally different direction. I played kinda rock'ish thrash-metal in the old project, now we're doing something that I would describe as death-metal.
So the new direction was really inspiring at first with me writing stuff that I wouldn't have even thought about in the old band (blast-beats'n'stuff). But on the other hand these new tempi and the different song-structures kind of block ideas from time to time (and they show me, what a bad guitar-player I am *haha*).
The new song I'm working on is the perfect example: I had a basic intro-riff-idea, we worked on a simple bridge and now ... nothing. I'm sitting around, playing the few existing seconds over and over and noodling around on my guitar. Unfortunately it takes a maximum of 30 minutes before I give up, beeing pissed off by my lack of ideas. Sure, the best would be to let it sit for a few days and to try not to even think about that song-bit, but I just cant imagine, that that helps. It never did for me at least.
I have capable musicians with in my band, yet I'm the only writer. So there is little to no input from "outside".
Is there some kind of remote writing-help? Kinda like a reamping-service?![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I feel like my writers-block kinda stuck with me, so I thought I'd start a random-writers-block-rant-thread - not really asking for help, but if you've got some tips ... let 'em hear
When my old band broke up 1 1/2 years ago, I barely touched my guitars for nearly 6 months before I started a new project, which goes in a totally different direction. I played kinda rock'ish thrash-metal in the old project, now we're doing something that I would describe as death-metal.
So the new direction was really inspiring at first with me writing stuff that I wouldn't have even thought about in the old band (blast-beats'n'stuff). But on the other hand these new tempi and the different song-structures kind of block ideas from time to time (and they show me, what a bad guitar-player I am *haha*).
The new song I'm working on is the perfect example: I had a basic intro-riff-idea, we worked on a simple bridge and now ... nothing. I'm sitting around, playing the few existing seconds over and over and noodling around on my guitar. Unfortunately it takes a maximum of 30 minutes before I give up, beeing pissed off by my lack of ideas. Sure, the best would be to let it sit for a few days and to try not to even think about that song-bit, but I just cant imagine, that that helps. It never did for me at least.
I have capable musicians with in my band, yet I'm the only writer. So there is little to no input from "outside".
Is there some kind of remote writing-help? Kinda like a reamping-service?