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Hi Amy, I'm in the same boat you are. I too only write the words. I'm not sure there's a "best" way. In my experience it's whatever works. I've had some luck on http://www.kompoz.com/music/home But since then they've changed the site and made it harder to put up a catalog of lyrics for music writers to pick from. You can, however, seek out projects in need of lyrics and offer yours. Haunt SoundCloud and look for people whose music fits your style and approach them. Look for songwriting organizations and workshops near you. There are a bunch out there. Try these links: http://www.taxi.com/members/links-associations.html http://www.songlink.com/songlink-industry-organizations-a.html And last but not least... I found my main writing partner through an ad in a local penny saver publication. We've been working together for over 7 years now. The thing to remember is that it's not easy. First of all you have to keep working on your writing in order to create lyrics that will attract a music writer's attention. And then you have to find ways to connect with music writers; follow up on every idea you can think of. If there's a local band you like... hit them up. If you see a woman busking on the street... hit her up. Just keep trying. And don't expect one partnership to last forever. Most of the people I've worked with (almost 40 now) only lasted for a song or two. There've only been three people in over 40 years that I've written 10 or more songs with. Hope this helps.

Hi Helen, Welcome to the forum I really liked your "experiment". Can't say I found it scary. I'm a lyricist too so I can't help you musically, but I can suggest a site where you can find people to collaborate with... http://www.kompoz.com/music/home Keep doing what you're doing.

Welcome aboard Megan You can learn a lot here. I hope you take advantage of the possibilities. Another site, similar to this one, is Just Plain Folks: http://www.jpfolks.com/ I would urge you to rethink the "Demo My Song" strategy and put your efforts into finding music writers to work with. It'll cost less (as in nothing except time) and you'll learn more. "Demo My Song" is just going to take what you've got and jam it into a formula with as little effort as they can manage. A co-writer is going to come back to you and say, "Uh, Megan, this isn't going to work because of this, or that." And then you'll have to work to make the song better. That's a good thing. Another site to check out in your search for music writers is http://www.kompoz.com/

Is there a link you can give us to some of your work? Hard to work with assertions devoid of auditory content.

If you've done all this amazing work you should be able to provide a public link. What's with all this coyness?

My writing process has changed over time. When I started personal computers did not exist. I wrote directly into notebooks which I would then mine for ideas. I have 27 notebooks from those days and still go through them now and then to see if any sparks fly. I got my first computer in 1984. A Kaypro II for you vintage computer buffs. At that time I would usually start a lyric on paper and finish it on the computer. Although some were written entirely on one medium or the other. As time went on and computers got better I tended to write more and more on a computer. There were times, however, when inspiration struck that I found myself resorting to the backs of envelopes, napkins, and any stray scrap of paper I could find. Currently I'm using an Alphasmart Neo (a basic word processing keyboard). I then upload the result to my computer. Later, Stan

Hello Everyone, I've been writing lyrics for awhile now and have had quite a bit of experience working with music writers. I'm a member of Kompoz.com, Just Plain Folks, BMI, Broadjam, and manage my own songwriting website. Looking forward to working with some of you and discussing various songwriting topics. Later, Stanfield