Episode 74: Songwriter Belinda Smith Talks Songs, Co-Writing, and Creativity

On today's episode of the Music for the Soul Podcast, we are blessed to welcome Dove Award winning songwriter Belinda Smith as our guest. Belinda shares her journey into becoming a songwriter starting during her childhood in the church services led by her grandfather in West Virginia. She explains how in songwriting it is important to find ways past the "editors" that live in our minds in order to get to the true depth a song can bring.   Belinda also discusses what is important to look for when finding a co-writer on a song or project as well as different techniques she uses to inspire creativity when she is writing her songs. Belinda hosts songwriting workshops throughout the year, which you can learn more about in the resources below!   Who is Belinda Smith? Belinda is a Dove Award winning songwriter based in Nashville, TN. She has been a professional songwriter and session singer since 1997 when she moved to Nashville from West Virginia. Belinda has had well over a hundred songs recorded by artists ranging from Grammy-nominated Ty Herndon to the Dove Award winning group Ernie Haase and Signature Sound. Along with that, she has been honored with other Dove nominations, enjoyed several #1 songs and has three BMI Awards to date. Resources: Our listeners can visit Belinda's website, Unhooked Life, at the link here: https://www.unhookedlife.com You can also check out her Facebook Community page at the link here: https://m.facebook.com/belindasmithcreative