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CREATIVE INDEPENDENCE
I hope you are enjoying the summer, fleeting though it may be. I love summertime, it’s my favorite season, there is so much about it that frees me up mind, body and spirit. You may have guessed how much I love spending time outdoors. OK, so we have our share of mosquitos in Nashville, [...]
I’m celebrating the great news that my dear friends and co-writers Bridgette Tatum and Danny Myrick went #1 yesterday with “She’s Country”, their smash hit recorded by Jason Aldean of Broken Bow Records.
When dreams come true I am always so inspired and moved by the great power of putting dreams into motion. These two writers [...]
When The Song Becomes A Monster
by Kirsti Manna
I’ve been busy since I published my last newsletter. It’s always funny to me when someone asks me, “So, what have you been doing?” My mind begins to race as I think of everything I’m working on…at once! Diversity is the key for me.
I’ve been writing [...]
“10 WAYS INVEST IN YOUR CAREER”
by Kirsti Manna
At the beginning of a new year I’m always completely jazzed about the possibilities.
I also usually have myself pretty scheduled already for January. So I was surprised
at myself, to be honest, when I let January make a little left turn for me.
I was invited to the first [...]
Every December I’m amazed by how fast the year has flown. The beginning of 2008 seems so far away and so I love to spend some time in December reflecting on what I’ve accomplished and getting clear about my goals for the new year.
Even though December is such a busy time, it allows me [...]
It’s hard to believe, but there are so many songwriters who do understand
how it works. I’m not talking about songwriting here, I’m talking about
getting protected and paid for what you do as a writer.
There’s a lot of great information out there about just that, but let me encourage you to visit the ASCAP link to [...]
So many people ask me, how do you get started on a song? It is a total mystery to a lot of people. Sometimes even songwriters (I must admit) are stumped on how to get started. If you don’t start with an idea worth writing, the song can become a monster as you try to [...]
This is what I love about an idea…you never know where it will come from.
This particular idea came to me while sitting at lunch at The Big Seminar in Atlanta, GA. The Big Seminar is an internet marketing weekend hosted by Armand Morin. (aka Michael Lee Austin).
‘Michael Lee Austin’ recorded some of my songs. [...]
I’ve been having a busy summer…I’ve been working on a new venture called “Songwriter Girl” Get ready for a website and newsletter from me about writing and the business in general. The most exciting part of Songwriter Girl is launching in October 17-19 of this year in Pittsburgh, PA. I’m organizing “Songwriter Girl Camp”, a [...]
