Songwriting Books
Books with titles in Bold are especially recommended by Cat.

500 Songwriting Ideas for Brave and Passionate People
Lisa Aschmann, Mix Books

88 Songwriting Wrongs And How To Right Them
Pat & Pete Luboff, Writer's Digest Books

The Craft and Business of Songwriting
John Braheny, Writer's Digest Books
(the chapter on music theory written by David Cat Cohen)

The Craft of Lyric Writing
Sheila Davis, Writer's Digest Books

Creating Melodies
Dick Weissman, Writer's Digest Books

Dance Hall Programming Secrets (Book and CD-ROM Edition)
Roger James Brown, Prentice Hall Computer Books

How To Make A Good Song A Hit Song: Rewriting and Marketing Your Lyrics and Music
Molly Ann Leiken, Hal Leonard Publishing Corp.

How To Pitch and Promote Your Songs
Fred Koller, Allworth Press

The Songwriter's Guide To Collaboration
Richard A. Spears, National Textbook Co. ???

Songwriter's Market 2000
Cindy Laufenburg (editor), Songwriter's Market

The Songwriter's Market Guide To Song and Demo Submissions
The Songwriter's Market Editors, Writer's Digest Books

Successful Lyric Writing
Sheila Davis, Writer's Digest Books

Tunesmith
Jimmy Webb, Hyperion

Writing Better Lyrics
Pat Pattison. Writer's Digest Books

Writing Music For Hit Songs
Jai Josefs, Simon and Schuster

* Especially recommended

Songwriting Websites

The Copyright Office
lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/forms.html
Copyright forms, information and free downloads

Hal's Guide
http://www.halsguide.com
Great community page with tips and chats and cources for songwriters

Independent Songwriter Magazine
http://www.independentsongwriter.com
Online magazine with craft and business articles

Jeff Mallet's Songwriter Site
http://www.lyricist.com
Site with good info and extensive links

The Muses Muse
http://www.musesmuse.com
Lists of songwriter organizations, web links, articles, chat and classifieds

National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS)
http://www.grammy.com
Educational and cultural events, grants, competetions and networking

Seth Jackson's Songwriting and Music Business Page
http://www.mindspring.com/~hitmeister
Information and resources, gear and supplies

Songnet
http://www.songnet.com
Connects creators and publishers with users of music

Songwriter's Guild of America (SGA)
http://www.songwriters.org
Songwriting contracts, administration of published songs, classes, critique sessions

Songwriter's Resource Network
http://www.songwritersresourcenetwork.com
Free online news and education resource for songwriters and lyricists everywhere.

Songwriting Education Resource
http://www.craftofsongwriting.com
Songcraft info, articles, courses (in Nashville), chatroom, links

TAXI
http://www.taxi.com
Song and artist placement with major and indie label A&R personnel, producers, publishers, Industry song and band critiques, songcraft info, annual road rally (expo)

Organizations

ASCAP and BMI
http://www.ascap.com Distributes royalties, sponsors workshops and showcases .
http://www.bmi.com Also distributes royalties and sponsors workshops.