Co-Write Script - TJ Whiting

🎸 1-Hour 2-Person Co-Writing Session

⏰ Total Duration: 60 minutes
🎯 Goal: Get a strong hook or chorus idea plus a clear next step.

✅ 1-Hour Schedule

📜 Quick Script

🎤 0:00 – 0:05 | Quick Hello & Icebreaker

You:
“Hey! Good to see you. One random question to warm up: What’s the first country song you ever really loved?”

🎸 0:05 – 0:10 | Talk Inspirations

You:
“Cool — so what vibe are you feeling today? Sad, sweet, rowdy? Any line or theme you’ve been wanting to write about?”

✍️ 0:10 – 0:20 | Word or Hook Warm-Up

You:
“Alright, let’s free-write for 5 min — pick a word (like midnight, goodbye, porch light, summer rain) and write down whatever pops in your head: images, phrases, rhymes.”

Then:
“Read ‘em out loud — anything stand out? Let’s grab one as our hook or title.”

🎹 0:20 – 0:40 | Chase a Hook & Rough Chorus

You:
“Let’s get messy — grab the guitar, strum some chords, I’ll toss lines. We’ll find a melody and rough chorus idea.”

Encourage voice memo recording!

🎤 0:40 – 0:55 | Sing It Out & Polish

You:
“Let’s sing what we have top to bottom — tighten any awkward lines, tweak melody if we need to.”

✅ 0:55 – 1:00 | Agree on Next Steps

You:
“This is awesome — let’s save the rough recording. Want me to clean up the lyrics tonight?
When should we jump on again to finish it up?”

🔑 Tip for a tight session: Keep it light — don’t force a full song in one hour. Just get one great piece to build on.