I finally read the entire thread - there's Al's list! And everyone else's. I just pulled all of them out into a text file. What seems to be the big missing item are the answers.
That would be a call for experts I guess. Someone to step up on topics like these as an answer provider:
Songwriting
Song pitching
Marketing
Recording
Copyrights, legal basics,
PROs
Artist /Band perspectives
Songwriter perspectives


Here's a random first question from the lists.
What is song structure? Where can I learn about proper lyric/song structure?

Who's the songwriter pro who will answer this one?


Judy