My Past Year in Songwriting

Episode 20 You ever finish a big writing project and just need to take some time to reflect?  That's where I was at when I was recording this, so I decided to do something a little bit different. In this episode (our last one for season 1!) we spend some time talking about my past year in songwriting and discuss some of the big lessons that I learned over the year.  In June of 2019 I decided to challenge myself to write, record, and release new solo singer-songwriter songs every three weeks, and this podcast actually started as a way to share some of my experiences as the year progressed. At the time of recording this episode I had just wrapped up mixing my final song in the challenge and felt like I needed to reflect on the past year. So in this episode we talk about a handful of the big lessons I learned about creating art on a regular, sustained basis. We talk about the importance of risk in growing your creative process and we discuss how essential honesty and intention is to making good art. This wraps up Season 1 of The Honest Songwriter, Season 2 will start up after a short Summer break (about a month), so keep your eyes peeled for info on new episodes! Thanks for joining me on this past year, and thanks for listening! I'm excited to see where next year takes us. The Honest Songwriter Podcast is 15-20 minutes of regular, open conversation about songwriting, what it's like to be a songwriter, and how to keep improving at the craft of songwriting. New episodes every three weeks!