You must always hold songwriting as a fervent are. The Beatles weren't just big for the way they sang, they were practiced and excellent songwriters. That's what made them famous.
But what makes a good songwriter. I would have to say depth of musical thought, as well as depth of lyric. You need to mould the two together. Instrumentals can be fun and insightful musically, but there is nothing like a crafted lyric with a song to set your mind at ease, awaken you to new things, and summon your soul to you. The more you practice this, the better you know who you are. But never hate on yourself, this only leads to trouble. You must praise yourself for the good things about your music and not let the self-criticism lead you to stop playing. There will be plenty of critics in the world. You should try to correct yourself only when the music is sliding off. You don't want a trainwreck in your music. Keep playing even if you mess up. Don't stop and fix things while you're playing. Wait until you finish to give yourself and others criticism of how to do your song.
Being a songwriter is a lot like being a teacher. You are always teaching new parts to people in an effort to create the best possible sound for each song. You must remember that with teaching comes learning. You learn best when you teach and this karma of self criticism will lead others to be critical of you as well and this is not always a bad thing. They'll say they like something but they don't like something else and this is a healthy way to be. This relationship should never become dysfunctional however. And there are a lot of negative influences in the music business. Try not to succumb to them too much. Lord knows I did and it negatively influenced my life. Try not to get too attached to girls too young. Or boys either for those women songwriters out there. You need to pursue your career as a songwriter. You must perfect your talents and put on the best possible shows with what you can do. I believe in you. Believe in yourself.
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