How to become a Nashville Songwriter if you can't sing?

Question:If you can write a good lyric another singer may be able to write the melody. A song consists of a lyric and a melody. All else is arrangement. If you can find that collaborator to do the part you can't do, you've got a chance. Publishers are not usually open to just a lyric, and may not be able to 'hear' a good song if it is not well performed. Some have to hear it played by a full band or they can't 'hear' it and judge whether an artist might perform it with success.
But, if you listen to songs coming out of Nashville these days you may agree with me that most of them are very weak. They rhyme but don't tell much of a story, if any, and have predictable and uninteresting melodies. I don't see much potential for someone ten years from now covering them, re-releasing them. They just don't have the 'hook factor' to get my money now, or anyone's in future. Yet, some become 'hits' by some measure, making money, making the singer famous, and becoming a credential for the songwriter(s).
But very few people 'can't' sing; they just don't. Those that do, often develop, as in all other things humans do, the more they do it, the better they get. And a good lyric can often stand up with a simple vocalization, as simple as a recitation. It has the rhythm, rhyme, and melody to be demonstrated in a simple fashion and show its qualities. If, that big little word, if the listener has what they call 'ears,' the ability to hear a simple treatment and know that the basic product has quality and other musicians and singers can bring skills to it to bring it to full flower. www.garyeandrews.com
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: If you can write a good lyric another singer may be able to write the melody. A song consists of a lyric and a melody. All else is arrangement. If you can find that collaborator to do the part you can't do, you've got a chance. Publishers are not usually open to just a lyric, and may not be able to 'hear' a good song if it is not well performed. Some have to hear it played by a full band or they can't 'hear' it and judge whether an artist might perform it with success.
But, if you listen to songs coming out of Nashville these days you may agree with me that most of them are very weak. They rhyme but don't tell much of a story, if any, and have predictable and uninteresting melodies. I don't see much potential for someone ten years from now covering them, re-releasing them. They just don't have the 'hook factor' to get my money now, or anyone's in future. Yet, some become 'hits' by some measure, making money, making the singer famous, and becoming a credential for the songwriter(s).
But very few people 'can't' sing; they just don't. Those that do, often develop, as in all other things humans do, the more they do it, the better they get. And a good lyric can often stand up with a simple vocalization, as simple as a recitation. It has the rhythm, rhyme, and melody to be demonstrated in a simple fashion and show its qualities. If, that big little word, if the listener has what they call 'ears,' the ability to hear a simple treatment and know that the basic product has quality and other musicians and singers can bring skills to it to bring it to full flower. www.garyeandrews.com
You may enjoy: www.songwriter101.com
www.justplainfolks.org www.tunesmith.net