My Latest Book – Melodies of the Heart – is out now!!!!!!!!!

My latest book – Melodies of the Heart – is finally published and available for purchase.  This is my third book of lyrics and my 6th book to-date. This book contains a little over 100 lyrics. Topics include, love, relationships, loss, heartbreak, personal struggles, dreams, and more. The writing is emotional and there is something everyone can relate to. I am very excited about this book and can’t wait for people to read it.

Melodies of the Heart is available in paperback and as an e-book on lulu.com. The paperback version will be available on amazon.com soon. You can preview and purchase the book at my storefront.

A Lyricist vs. a Songwriter

When it comes to writing songs there are a few important words to consider:

A lyricist, a composer/musician, a songwriter…

By definition a lyricist is a person who writes only the words to a song. a composer/musician is a person who writes only the music for a song,  and a songwriter is a person who writes both the words and the music to a song. Calling yourself a songwriter when you only write the words to a song seems incorrect. But is it really? A song doesn’t necessarily need to have music to accompany it. Sure a song will probably sound better with music in the background but it doesn’t need to have any music at all. The song can be sung a capella…

Say, if a person, who doesn’t know how to write music or how to play any musical instruments, writes some lyrics and then comes up with a way to sing them, what title would you give him? Would you say he is a songwriter or merely a lyricist? I would lean toward the songwriter title. Sure there is no instrumental accompaniment to the lyrics but there is still music involved. The music in this case being the person’s vocals… Now, the lyrics are not just words on a page. They can be sung, and that makes them a song, and the person a songwriter…

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A New Book of Lyrics…

I have been really inspired these past few months and have written a bunch of songs. Unfortunately, I don’t play any musical instruments so technically what I have are just lyrics, but I do have ideas on how to sing them, so I still think of them as songs.  I have more song ideas in my head and am looking forward to putting them down on paper and creating lots of new songs.

With this new wave of inspiration I have decided to work on putting together another book, which I plan to publish. It will be a book of lyrics. It will include my newly written lyrics, those I’ve yet to write, and some that I’ve written before. This will be my third book of lyrics and I am very excited about that. Most likely, this book will be released before my first novel, so it will be counted as my 6th book.

My 6th book! Wow! I am so happy that my dream of publishing books is actually a reality.

I don’t know yet when the book of lyrics will be released, as I am planning to write many new songs before that happens, but I’ll be sure to keep you posted on its progress and on its release date when it nears.

I look forward to its birth and hope that you will get something out of the book and that it will connect with you in some way. Happy reading everyone. And if you’re a writer then happy writing…

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Novel in-progress

Poetry and lyrics are my favorite styles of writing, and I write them more than anything else. But I love branching out and writing prose and other styles of writing too. Right now, I am trying to tackle a writing project that I have not done before, which is to write a novel. It will be my first novel ever and I plan to publish it once it is done. I am very excited about this project, and love the way the story is unfolding right now. Since the story stems from personal experiences, it really speaks to me, and I hope that it will speak to other people as well. I can’t wait for the finished product, so I can finally share it with the world.

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My 5th book – Treasure – is out now!

I am so excited to finally release my 5th book, Treasure, to the world. It is available in pocket size paperback.It is a poetic tale written in rhyme.

Here is a summary of my latest book:

Fin, the lover of the sea, swims in search of land that others believe does not exist. He is determined to find it and when at last he does, he finds a female lying on the shore. Her beauty takes his breath away, and not knowing her name, he calls her Angel. Not only does he find the land that others think does not exist but he also finds a girl, who becomes his true love, his treasure. Together, they have many adventures as they explore the island, but all is not perfect as obstacles try to tear them apart. Can they weather these obstacles and stay together, keeping their love alive? Find out as you immerse yourself in Treasure and get lost in the world of Fin and Angel where anything can happen…

I hope that you enjoy this book as much as I enjoyed bringing it to life. It was quite an adventure for me and I had a lot of fun writing it.

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New Poetry Written on the iPhone

On January 19, 2010 I was playing around with my new iPhone.  I clicked on the Notes app and decided to write something to try it out. To my surprise I ended up writing 5 new poems, and there wasn’t much editing that needed to be done once I finished writing them. Who knew that the iPhone can be inspiring? It sure seems it was to me.

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Second Poem Of The New Year – A Dream Or Not?

I have finished writing my second poem of the new year entitled A Dream Or Not?. Enjoy!

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Writing for HubPages.com

I have recently joined HubPages.com and have gotten into writing hubs (aka articles) for this site. I am very excited to embark on this new project of mine. Check out my hubs here: My Writing for HubPages

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First Poem of the New Year …

Wow! I have just written my first poem of the New Year. Check it out at this link: Request to the Sun

Hope you like it.

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A Poem A Day?

I had come up with a New Year’s resolution to write a poem a day (or more) … By the end of the year I’d have at least 365 poems. That would be awesome. I haven’t written one poem yet this year and it’s already January 7th. Maybe I can still catch up.

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