Hi Tina. I just read your comments in this post and I have to say I am impressed with your passion and determination to get ahead.

I joined JPF about 6 months ago and prior to that hadn’t written a country song (at least worth mentioning in my mind lol) and this whole site and the members here have been a real eye opener for me.

I have learnt so much and so many have helped me along the way. I do think that my writing skills have improved immensely through being a member here.

Maybe I had the skills before but had no direction.

I live in London and therefore expect that writing county where the market doesn’t really exists gives me a disadvantage anyway..lol..

Having demo’s done to a high standard is expensive and really not something that I can afford, but I do it anyway.

Sure I work tons of extra shifts myself to pay for it and often struggle to make ends meet, but I have always believed that if you have a belief in something then giving it 150% is the only way to go.

Balance that with the fact that my children are grown up and don’t need me to support them anymore and I don’t have lots of bills to pay and maybe it’s not that tough for me.

You have growing children and they must always come first. Maybe you should start by posting some lyrics, then based on the responses tighten them up and try to get a collaboration going. And keep on learning.

At least then you will have a basis to move forward.

Maybe along the road a bit have just one demo made if only to see what your songs would be like with that extra dimension. Who knows where you path will lead then.

Anyway that’s my 2cents worth and a cent aint worth a lot theses day lol


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