Cindy

I’ve met Mark, and he’s a great guy (and a really good performer as well). You’d be forgiven for watching him perform and wondering why he’s not rolling in dough.

I’ve spent quality time with SusanR and Mike Dunbar, both fantastic musicians and sound engineers, and both of whom are finding a way to make a living performing, mixing, and doing what-all-have-you – but they’re not making much on their writing.

Just about everyone who comes to a Board like this has the same opening thoughts – my work is really good, and as soon as I can get someone to look at it, they’ll open up that box full of money and hand me some. And everyone on this board thinks they have some talent and is looking for, and working towards, that big break.

I’m not making any money at writing, and I’m not likely to, either. I *could* abandon my wife and kids, move to Nashville, sleep on floors, write every day – and probably I’d still not make anything. The lower your expectations, the happier you will be.

Mark’s point, if I might restate it, is: If you want to make money at songwriting, you need to find a way to convince someone to give you some of *their* money.

(People are strangely attached to their money, I’ve found)


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