Early in my songwriting I tried to find someone to co-write with. As with most I wasn't very good and needed some help. However as time went by I started writing by myself and finishing songs. I'm not sure if Co-written songs or solitary songs are more sucessful but writing hundreds of songs that may never be heard or go anywhere probably is no more than equal songs by a single writer.

I have Registered 60 songs for copyright and can't find a place to pitch most of them. For me forcing a song before it is ready is a big mistake.

My former publisher called me last week about starting up again. If things go as planned we will have another Web Site up where we will put up a selection of songs by the end of the year.

Ray E. Strode