Bud Tower and Drew Ramsey take writers inside the creative and business sides of songwriting. They explore how writing songs differs from writing books, how to shape lyrics that tell a complete story, and what it takes to create emotional impact in just a few lines. This session is ideal for writers curious about turning story into song and understanding how those songs reach an audience.
The Dark Side of Suburbia
Suburbia often hides more than it reveals. This panel explores how to capture the contradictions, secrets, and quiet tensions of suburban life and use setting as a character that drives conflict beneath the surface.
