In this promotional video, Sarah Spencer, lead voiceover at SongFancy.com and Americana singer‑songwriter, introduces a package of 30 songwriting prompts compiled from the past two years of the Five in Five Song Challenge. She explains that the Five in Five Challenge asks participants to write five songs in five days using prompts posted in a private Facebook group, and that the new package lets songwriters access prompts between challenges or start writing without ever having joined a challenge. The package offers four unique prompt formats—Word Sets, Setting Prompts, Title Prompts, and Dare Prompts—each accompanied by visual design elements to evoke emotion. Buyers receive the prompts either as a daily email for 30 consecutive days (with the first prompt delivered immediately) or as an instant full download. The prompts are marketed to a broad audience, from complete beginners to seasoned writers, and are positioned as tools to overcome writer’s block, break creative clichés, build daily songwriting habits, and make the writing process fun. Sarah also outlines how to approach each prompt type, encourages flexibility in interpretation, and emphasizes the goal of inspiring consistent, creative songwriting.
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Hey everybody, my name is Sarah Spencer and I'm the lead voiceover at SongFancy.com. I'm also an Americana singer-songwriter. I'm here to talk to you about the 30 song prompts from the past 2 years of the Five in Five Song Challenge. Are you ready to write some songs? I am always, always. No, that's not, that's not true at all. Nobody is always ready to write songs. Actually, I feel like most of the time We're probably staring at a blank piece of paper more often than we're putting words on that blank piece of paper. Realistically, no songwriter is on 100% of the time. A lot of us writers even suffer from things like writer's block or crippling perfectionism that keep us from even finishing anything that we start. And a lot of the times, the hardest part is just coming up with that first idea for a song. That's why I built the Five in Five Song Challenge and made these 30 song prompts available to you guys. So you can get them whenever you want. You don't have to wait for the Five in Five. Now, for those who are unfamiliar with the Five in Five, the Five in Five Song Challenge is a speed writing song challenge where I encourage my writers to write 5 songs in 5 days to prompts that I post in our private Facebook group. Hundreds of songs have been written as a result of these challenges, but with only 5 prompts coming out, um, every couple of months with the challenge, that leaves a lot of downtime between challenges. So I gathered up the past 2 years' worth of song challenges and made them available for you guys to be able to write in between challenges. Or if you've never done a challenge before, pick up this package of songwriting prompts and start writing. You don't have to have experience with the Five in Five to be able to write to these prompts. In fact, you don't have to have a lot of experience at all. These songwriting prompts are great for beginning songwriters who've never written a song before, or even advanced songwriters who write all the time but need new ways to come up with new songs. They're also great for songwriters who may have missed a couple of the Five in Five song challenges in 2017 and 2018, but want to get filled in on all the rest of the great prompts that we have. And of course, if you've never done a Five in Five before, this is for you as well. So how does it work? When you buy this package of prompts, you're going to get an email every day for the next 30 days with your new prompt. What a wonderful surprise to wake up to in your inbox every morning! These aren't your grandma's song prompts. It's not just black text on a white page. They're beautiful. There's photos, there's typography, there's beautiful but minimal design. The prompts themselves are meant to evoke emotion. So no more staring at a blank piece of paper to start your song. We have 4 unique types of prompts. Word sets, setting prompts, title prompts, and dare prompts. And don't worry, I tell you exactly what each one of those means and how it works so you can write to it. So let's talk about some frequently asked questions. How will you receive your prompts? You're going to be emailed once a day for the next 30 days. As soon as you purchase, you get your first prompt immediately, so you don't have to wait around to start writing. You also have the option to download the entire package of prompts right away, just so you can have them all. When do I get my first prompt? Like I said, you get it immediately. You don't have to wait. Why should I care about Songwriting Prompts? I'm so glad you asked, your computer screen. Songwriting Prompts are amazing for lots of different reasons. They kickstart your creativity when you're fresh out of ideas. You don't have to sit there banging your head against the wall trying to come up with a brand new song idea. They're there for you. Songwriting prompts help you think outside of your normal creative clichés, your comfort zone. They get you to stretch your imagination and write about things maybe you normally wouldn't. Songwriting prompts also help you create really great songwriting habits. In fact, this email regimen really creates a great songwriting habit of writing every day. Even if you don't finish a song every day, try free writing to every prompt for the next 30 days. That's going to give you a great songwriting habit. And of course, because of all this, they help you grow as a songwriter. And I mean, they're just fun. I mean, come on. Like, they're just fun to write to. How do you write to a prompt? This package comes with 4 unique types of prompts, and I will show you exactly how to write to each one of them. They are unique to the SongFancy writing experience, so don't worry, I give you a little explainer on how to write to them. But otherwise, write as you please. I mean, if you get an idea from a prompt that maybe leads you in a completely different direction, Go for it! Chase that idea! Write what inspires you. That's what these prompts are meant to do—inspire you to write songs. I really hope you enjoy these prompts. I hope they help you kick writer's block out of the writing room, and I can't wait to see what you're writing. Talk to you later. Bye!
