Over the weekend I received an email from Kris a budding lyricist who wants to find more resources online but doesn’t know where to start. Kris says, “I enjoy writing poems/lyrics but am at loss at where to begin to get them out in the public. I do not write the music, just the words, at this point in time. Is any one able to give me some advice on how to get my foot in the door?”

Even though the Internet has more resources for musicians, bands and others interested in the business of music, there are some resources for lyricists if you know where to look. For instance there is the Songwriters Resource Network which has a section for lyricists only and a section where lyricists can make connections with other songwriters, musicians, artists and producers.

Another resource is Song Lyricist which features news and articles about writing lyrics plus a connections section where lyricists, songwriters and composers can meet. Now, if you’d like to talk more freely in a message board format then there are a couple of resources for lyricists that are fairly active.

A message board called Songwriter Forums has a section just for lyricists to share with others, receive feedback on their lyrics and help others with the craft. And the last resource I’d like to talk about is a section of the Writers Block Forums that also has a section for lyricists only.

Of course, these aren’t the only lyric writer’s hangouts online, but these will get any budding lyricist started. Hope you get an education from these resources and come back and post a comment of what you’ve learned.

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