I wrote over 30 songs before I even started to learn an instrument. To tell you the truth, I don't know where the tunes come from. I guess that's why we had to invent the word inspiration, "breath of heaven," to explain it. Finally I became so frustrated that I couldn't play my own songs and that other people couldn't enjoy them with me singing them that I started to learn an instrument. I now play the pennywhistle and the piano (not very well on both because I'm still learning). I'm now working on writing down my songs on paper. However with over 30 songs in my memory not to mention all the other outside songs that I have memorized, I've started to forget the melodies.

I can't tell you how to write tunes but I will strongly recommend that you learn an instrument. Let me tell you from experience that it helps.

Rebecca <><