The Magic of Songwriting with Francesca de Valence

Hyper-critical of your own songs? Writing in isolation? This episode is for you.  There seems to be a perpetuating conflict for songwriters between seeking career outcomes and industry success, and writing work that makes their heart sing and that is authentic to them.  This episode clarifies the creative and career divide and elevates both to a new realm where songwriters can thrive - writing and...

Helen Perris shares how becoming a prolific songwriter has significantly improved her mental health and how commitment versus perfection has played a vital part in that. We also discuss how songwriting regularly can help with detaching from the outcome of the song and how this opens the creative space up to so much magic. As a home-based business owner and mum of two children, Helen shares some pr...

Francesca shares how she went from struggling to write four songs a year to becoming a prolific award-winning songwriter and inspiring a global community to write over 25,000 songs and counting.  She also shares how she first discovered the element of magic in her songwriting practice, and how songwriters can cultivate and nurture this magic so that it can be dialed up on demand. In this empowerin...

This conversation is sure to blow the lid on any limitations you might have around accessing creativity, including channeling magic from your songwriting gurus. Francesca talks with Simon Shapiro, hit songwriter and musician who has toured the world playing on stages with and next to huge artists, like Bananarama. It’s an out-of-the-box, magical conversation at the same time as being practical off...

Are you waiting for inspiration to strike but notice you’re doing more waiting than writing?  Well, wait no longer. “Inspiration is what happens when you start working,” Neil Finn, Crowded House. Be inspired and guided to kick-start your songwriting practice and take your songs to the next level. We lay it all out for you in 3 simple steps.  Find out more and contact us at I Heart Songwriting Club...

Francesca talks with songwriter and the Australian voice of Siri, Karen Jacobsen, about accessing songwriting magic through meditation. In this expansive Club Conversation, Karen shares how she received song ideas while travelling in the New York City subway but often couldn’t find time in her day to finish these songs. As a result, so many of these ideas went unrealised.  Fast forward, Karen has...

Francesca reveals the key foundational ingredient that has turned her struggle to write four songs a year into writing more than 50 songs a year with so much joy and ease. Have you lost the drive to write songs? Do you struggle to write a handful of songs a year? Are you ready to reignite your relationship with songwriting? Whatever the reason for your waning songwriting practice, answering the si...

If you struggle with writing songs, getting started and finishing songs, then this season is going to help you lay healthy and solid creative foundations that align with you.  In Season One of The Magic of Songwriting, we take you on a journey to reignite your relationship with songwriting. You will have access to practical songwriting tools that are so easy to use, guidance on how to move forward...

The songwriting podcast designed to help you reconnect with and experience the transformation, joy and magic of songwriting to become the songwriter you’ve always dreamed of being. How do I know if my songs are good enough? How do I get unstuck? How can I improve my songwriting skills? How can I become the songwriter I dream of being? These are just some of the big questions that award-winning son...