So after the first 8 days of my first February Album Writing Month, we're making progress. After doing almost nothing for the first 5 days 'cos we were on holiday in beautiful Thailand. Actually, I did manage a couple of sketches on the iPad but nothing substantial. However, yesterday, I wrote and recorded 3 songs:…Read more First FAWM efforts
writers block
FAWM 23
So in an attempt to break out of the desert that has been my songwriting for the last couple of years, I have signed up to the February Album Writing Month (FAWM) - https://write.fawm.org/@holybrook I am now on the hook for writing and recording 14 songs in 28 days. I will be on vacation for…Read more FAWM 23
Getting out of the desert
I've been really struggling for over a year now to get beyond a series of 4 or 8 bar loops and snatches of one or two lines that might have a hook in them but never actually putting it all together. So I was inspired lately by listening to the Joy of Songwriting podcast in…Read more Getting out of the desert
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