by Hit Songwriter and Record Producer Steve Kipner
1. It has to ring true. If the writer doesn’t believe it, the audience won’t.
2. Edit out the extraneous bits. Don’t ramble on, or people will lose interest.
3. Be different. It’s better to follow your own drum and have your songs rejected than to just have nice, acceptable songs that are boring.
4. Don’t copy what’s on the radio now because by the time your song would come out, it’s already yesterday’s news.
5. If the demo sounds like a hit, the easier it will be for the A&R person to believe it’s a hit.