Best Websites for Songwriters (or Any Kind of Writers)

Hey guys! So, if you've read the "About Me" box, you'll know that I love writing and playing guitar, and I also write songs. Sometimes, when I write a song, it's really easy, and it just comes out without having to look up rhymes or synonyms, but sometimes, I can't find the right words to say something. I've come up with a list of websites that I use most often when I need help with a song. Some of these you can also use if you're a poet or story writer. Additionally, I've added a couple websites that have really great advice on how to write songs. 

1)http://www.rhymezone.com/

Rhymezone is great for finding words that rhyme. If you're writing a song (or poem) and don't know how to rhyme a certain word, you type into the search box, and it gives you a list of words, sorted by either the number of syllables, or letters, you pick. You can also find near rhymes (words that sort of rhyme, but not exactly (like orange and door hinge - weird example, I know, it was the first thing that came to my mind), as well as synonyms, similar sounding words, related words and more. It's probably one of the websites I use most often.

2)http://dictionary.reference.com/ / http://thesaurus.com/

These are two websites wrapped in one. I'm pretty sure almost everyone has heard of dictionary.com, and its sister site, thesaurus.com, but I use these so often, I thought I'd mention them anyway. I probably use thesaurus.com more than dictionary.com, especially for songwriting. It's great for finding synonyms, and it has a ton more words that rhymezone. Since I bet everyone knows what it is, I won't go in depth. 

3)http://www.rhymer.com/

This site I only use if rhymezone isn't cutting it, and I'm desperate and have hit a dead end. It works kind of like rhymezone, but it gives you options of looking for end-rhymes, last syllable rhymes, triple rhymes, and others. (If you don't know what any of those are, go to the site. It explains it really well.)

Here are some sites that have really good songwriting advice. I don't use these anymore, but I used to, so I decided to list them.

http://www.ultimatesongwriting.com/songwriting-tips.html

http://www.musicbizacademy.com/articles/songwritingtips.htm

http://www.bloggingmuses.com/songwriting_tips/

http://www.makeitinmusic.com/what-makes-a-great-song/

http://www.makeitinmusic.com/how-to-write-a-great-song-%E2%80%93-you-must-learn-this-above-all-else/

Until next time!