KAY BELL - Lyricist. Songwriter. Collaborator.

Writing is always a very personal, often introspective thing to do and I feel I can speak on behalf of most writers in saying that it often leaves us  questioning whether we really have anything worthwhile to share beyond the…

While I'm no longer a spring-chicken, I've taken the plunge and fallen in love! I decided to take a detour on the road less travelled and explore a 'full song production' service and I have struck gold, "EUREKA!!!" 

I've been…

A couple of weeks ago one of my co-writers, Jim Shipstone, and I had the very great pleasure of attending a local Senior Girl's College to witness the debut performance of one of our song collaborations—‘For Our Children’—sung as a…

'David Bowie' has left an eternal flame of inspiration burning brightly in the collective heart of humanity, within his extraordinary body of creative work spanning almost 50 years. 

One very funny story came to mind this week when I was…

As a lyricist/songwriter I hope that my words affect people. I hope that at some point in time, some of them trigger spontaneous joy, love, laughter, sorrow, reflection, and when needed hope, for brighter days ahead. Overall, they're written with…

I'm so excited to finally be able to share my latest original song, For Our Children, with you co-written by Jim Shipstone, performed by Bernice Hickford, produced and mixed by John Roy @ John Roy's Recording Studios, and mastered by…

I can’t believe it—AARRRRRRGGHHH!!!! So much has been happening; and looking back at things, from where I am now, the last 5-10 years have been such a rush!!! 

I’ve been thinking lately about being told, way back then, I'd write…

Tonight, the well-known lyrics sung by the 80’s Swedish rock band Europe, “It’s the final countdown”, popped into my head—one of those random thoughts that leaves you wondering where it came from.

It wasn’t until I glanced at the date…

I’ve found great joy in writing (especially lyric writing) for so many years now; yet, like most creative people, I’ve had to keep working mainstream jobs to make ends meet.

One of my jobs, book keeping, I’ve done now for…

I love people using words in ways which have us considering the life we’re living.

The romantic comedy-drama film script for About Time, written and directed by Richard Curtis, does just that.

Without giving too much of the plot away…

Yesterday I watched a movie that’s been on my “to do” list forever—actually, forever might be a tad overstated; I’ve wanted to see it since it was released in 2007. The movie that I’m writing about is Once. Retrospectively…

I’m not too long home from a wonderful week away at Salamander Bay, 2 hours north of Sydney; a real ‘break’—a world away from technological check-ins— where I became immersed, sharing space & time with extended family and more specifically…