Seth Godin is one of the US’s smartest entrepreneurs. While as writers we’re here first and foremost to make art, there’s a lot we can learn about entrepreneurial spirit. In this video Godin explains why anyone trying to be innovative ought to get comfortable with failure.

The trick to writing a good song is to get three of its parts – its idea, its style and its hook – working together.

Writing songs for a living isn’t quite like writing songs just for fun – in both bigger and smaller ways than you might think.

You can’t change what people say or think about your songs. But you do decide what you do about it.

Want to master the basics of songwriting, lyric writing, production or music theory skills? Here are five great online courses we recommend.