HIDee Rand, Thanks for The Insight!

I'm of course Awed by your Success, tho well-aware of Your Sacrifices..& decision to move to Nashville, which obviously paid-off. My Questions as a long-term writer (who used to visit L.A. & Nashcity in search of That Cut) would be these:

1) How many Songs-Written before you got That First Cut?
2) Did it take several years...or occur-rapidly after Moving To Nashville?
3) 230 cuts is quite-impressive. I'd find it interesting to know "out of How Many Songs-Penned?" (Penning "The Next" has always come easy to me, but making any "pay"...hasn't yet-happened.)

WISH there was a "Magic Ratio"...heh...where ya pen say, 500 to get That First Cut... But..Whatever Number ya took, I'll find it Inspirational.

Many Thanks, & Best Wishes,
Stan