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Hi everyone,
I am a songwriter. I spend 95% of my time networking and researching the industry. I can write in most genres and never have writer's block. But I am finding that the business of getting my songs out there seems to be a awesome task. I feel driven almost with a compulsion to do what I do. The only thing I can do is continually work at the business and try to write and produce when I can. I am in the zone all the time, apart from most people I see from day to day. Have I gone mad? Is there anyone else doing what I am doing? There doesn't seem to be one set consensus in this industry. Is there a lot of luck involved? Thank you for your comments.
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A person who is spending 95% of their time "networking and researching the industry" is leaving only 5% of their time to improve their writing.
My guess is one of the reasons you are not making progress is that your songs are not impressing people. Shift some of your time back to the important stuff and see what happens.
Best of luck.
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Thanks Truman for your response.
I realize now that I might have given an extremely imbalanced impression about the 95% of my time reference. I vacillate at times from engulfing myself in writing, to engulfing myself in the business aspect. I need to find a balance between writing and shopping the tunes. You see I have just finished a writing project and am now trying to shop the songs. Thank you for your comments.
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just a suggestion, i found myself in the same situation last month. so what i decided to do was get 3 tight songs and just focus on pitching those. i keep my dictaphone handy when i m inspired to write something else. but i focus for a period on writing 2 to 3 mths (give or take) then i spend maybe 1 mth pitching. dec and jan i spent refining and perfect my songs-- this month feb i m pitching and writing and recording when i have time.
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I liked your "driven with a compulsion" right away. I relate to that. I write everything down, wherever I am. If i can't write it, i record the idea into a small recorder wherever I am. Focus is everything. Stray ideas are one thing. Focus is a reality check. It puts you on top of the artist in you. You can be the greatest artist you "yourself" can imagine. I have to stop and work a few ideas out. Musically or lyrically or just end up not knowing where to begin. It's tough. When you never seem to run out of fresh ideas. But deal with that first......talk to people in the industry later. They seem to be too busy to talk anyway and under the gun to survive, so that is your que to focus.
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