I haven't sought out Blumes' critiques or songwriting advice. I've read his book "6 Steps to Songwriting Success" though.

I don't pay for others to critique my songs. I don't use any critique services.

I've never had to pay for a song to be demoed. I have been paid for songs of mine to be used/licensed by recording artists.

I have songs releasing on major albums slated to drop this year. 2 of them are singles. Will they be hits? I hope, but we shall see.

You can listen to a couple of my songs here:

www.myspace.com/prosongwriter

As I have stated above, I have not sought out advice from any critique service.