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I haven't written a song with lyrics in almost two years now. When I hit my peak songwriting period, I had written about 18 songs, maybe a third of which were really pretty decent, and had pretty good lyrics. If I recall, a lot of my best inspiration came from the feelings (either directly or tangentially) associated with romantic relationships. I haven't had one of those in about two years.

I want to write good shit again, but I can't figure out how to do it. The best *music* I've written usually stems from having good words as a starting point.
<bot>: Do any creative writers among you know of tricks (lighting, location changes, sound cancellation earmuffs, etc) that help you in your creative writing efforts?