Here are some books that will help you as you pursue excellence in your songwriting:

Braheny, John. The Craft and Business of Songwriting. Writer’s Digest, Cincinnati, OH.

Cameron, Julia. The Artist’s Way. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York.

Citron, Stephen. Songwriting: A Complete Guide to the Craft. Limelight Editions, New York.

Davis, Sheila. The Songwriters Idea Book. Writer’s Digest, Cincinnati, OH.

Davis, Sheila. The Craft of Lyric Writing. Writer’s Digest, Cincinnati, OH.

Gillette, Steve. Songwriting and The Creative Process. A Sing Out! Publication, Bethlehem, PA.

Josephs, Jai. Writing Music For Hit Songs: Including Songs From the ’90s. Music Sales Corp, 2000.

Liggett, Mark & Cathy. The Complete Handbook of Songwriting. A Plume Book, Penguin Books, 1993.

Luboff, Pat and Pete. 88 Songwriting Wrongs & How to Right Them.
Writer’s Digest Books, Cincinnati, OH.

Nash, Graham. Off The Record: Songwriters on Songwriting. Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2002. (book and cd collection)

Oland, Pamela Phillips. The Art of Writing Great Lyrics. Allworth Press, 2001.

Pattison, Pat. Songwriting: Essential Guide to Form and Structure: Tools and Techniques for Writing Better Lyrics. Hal Leonard Corporation, 1992.

Pattison, Pat. Songwriting Essential Guide to Rhyming. Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, 1992.

Perricone, Jack. Melody in Songwriting: Tools and Techniques for Writing Hit Songs. Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, 2000.

Rodgers, Jeffry Pepper. Songwriting and the Guitar. String Letter Publishing, 2000.

Rooksby, Rikky. How to Write Songs on Guitar: A Guitar -Playing and Songwriting Course. Backbeat Books, 2000.

Russell, Tom and Sylvaia Tyson. And Then I Wrote. Arsenal Pulp Press Ltd., 1996.

Schock, Harriet. Becoming Remarkable: For Songwriters and Those Who Love Song. Blue Dolphin Publishing, 1999.

Tucker, Susan and Linda Lee Strother. The Soul of a Writer. 1996.

Zollo, Paul. Songwriters on Songwriting: The Expanded Version. Da Capo Press, 1997.

“American Songwriter Magazine.” 121 17th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203-2707 (published bi-monthly, $19.95 for a one-year subscription), http://www.nol.com/asongmag.html