Questions 1, 2:

[Music60s70s]

In many fields, there is "the book" read by everyone, it seems.  What one book is it, that I should buy, to learn about lyric writing?  As I am new to this, I need a Point A to Point Z book, as a starting point.  Mostly, I should read the "don't do this" category.  :-)

 

And, until I find that book, I'd like to ask this.  Does one keep a close eye on word and/or syllable count, per line, as you go?  I'd assume that is wise, to avoid line 1 being 3 blocks long, and line 2 being 3 words long.

 

Thanks, --Pat

 

[Music60s70s]

Tom,

 

Thank you for the reply, and info. As a beginner, I'm "at sea" as you may guess, and know nothing about proper "how-to" in lyrics.  But, I've already met a most helpful person at your site who, in fact, lives in my town.  What are the odds of that, on the world wide web?  :-)

 

Again, thanks for your help.

--Pat