it would probabily be easier to write with another person, but I'd have to imagine that it would be a systematic approach that would be the most effective.

I would like to write a song, and the other song writter in my band to write a song, and then trade the songs. Then edit each others songs. That would never happen though because he is more interested in the art of making music, while im more interested in the art of making music commercial.

Even more so I would like to make my band learn music theory and then record our jam sessions and build the songs off of that.

But I dont want to hurt their ego by forcing it on them, and more importantly they just aren't interested in learning theory...