Download my Free songwriting blueprint here: https://linktr.ee/songwritingready. 10 Tips for writing song plots. Song Plot Development
You have four main choices for writing your song plot. 

1. Perspective - What point of view are you using?  First (I/We) Second(You) Third (He/she/they)
2. Voice - Are you using an Internal Voice (thinking) or External Voice (Talking or Action)
3. Place in time - is it Past, Present, Future, or Now
4. The Setting - here and now, a certain place, changing scenes, planes, trains, automobiles

Try to build your story keeping the characters and plot development in mind. 

10 types of plot development you can use in your song

1. Conversation - uses a conversation to express the lyrical content.  Could be a duet or a conversation within a song.  Think “Picture by Kid Rock & Sheryl Crow.”
2. Sequence of events - The details of the song happen in sequential order.  Think of someone growing older or a house weathering in a field.  Think of  how you would describe a sequence of events.
3. A Question - The question is presented in the first verse and isn’t answered until the end.  Think of pondering a pressing matter and ask questions in the verses until it is answered in the end. 
4. Scenes - Think of each verse being a vignette paining a series of scenes throughout the song.
5. Puns - Can you make a song out of a pun without using a cliche? 
6. Conflict - Conflict is a great thing to write about.  Who is it with?  Where is it happening?  Why?  See if you can use the methods I’ve given you to write a song about conflict
7. The Twist - The song gives you a plot twist in the in with the spine or characters.  These fit well with a specific song form that we will explore in the next section. 
8. Imagery - Use creative imagery to create ideas, titles, and verses.  Use similes and metaphors to create fresh words.
9. Foreshadowing - Leads up to a plot twist or character twist before it happens
10. Tension - creates tension by creating contrast with a desired reality with what actually is




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