The Songwriter's Desk Issue N° · Apr 2026
§04 — AboutWhat this is, who runs it, why

About the desk.

Daniel Joseph Healy in his studio with a Gibson acoustic guitar
Daniel Joseph HealySongwriter & producer
A note from the desk~ 320 words

T he Songwriter's Desk is a small, opinionated resource for the people who actually write the songs — not the industry that sells them, not the platforms that distribute them, not the coaches who teach about them. The people who write them.

It's hosted by me, Daniel Joseph Healy — a working songwriter and producer based out of my own studio. The tools and PDFs on this site are free to use; the newsletter is opt-in and once a month, never a pop-up that chases you around the page. If you like what's here and want a producer or a co-writer in your corner, that's what I do for a living — click the SoundBetter link below to get in touch.

You can also find me on Instagram at @danhealymusic (the songwriting and production work) or @songwritersdesk (the desk itself).

If a tool stops being useful, I'll fix it. If you need something that isn't here, email.

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The working principlesNot a mission statement
§01
Tools stay free
The tools and templates on the desk are free to use, and stay that way.
§02
Plain English
If a song-plugger couldn't read it over a pint, I rewrote it.
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The form is the feature
Printing a proper split sheet shouldn't take longer than the song did to write.
§04
Write it myself
Every piece on this site was written by a songwriter, edited by a songwriter.
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No tracking theatre
Privacy-first analytics only. No cookies, no third-party ad scripts.
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Answer the email
If you write to the desk, a human writes back. Usually within 48 hours.
Write to the desk
dan@songwritersdesk.com
Questions, typo corrections, songs you want me to hear, and arguments about the Oxford comma. All welcome.