Just Keep Writing

As I've attempted to rekindle my songwriting spark during these past few months, I've come up short. Using a variety of exercises to stir the creative juices, lacking any true inspiration. Waiting out the rut has been frustrating, as I've repeatedly challenged myself, only to come up short.  However, the songwriting bug has a habit of striking when least expected. For the past few weeks, I've been on cloud nine, excitedly counting down the days until I will have the opportunity to witness my favorite artist, Gary Allan, at a concert (In an exciting turn of events, local country station, 95.5 WFMS, announced this past week that Gary will also be playing in Indianapolis a week and a half after the concert I had already planned on attending. Do I have tickets to the second show as well? Duh!).  I admire his work, and the raw emotions that bleed from every song. Getting lost in his albums, with exquisite arrangements and soul piercing lyrics, I find release and vision for ...

To say it has been a day or two since my last post would be the definition of an understatement. To be honest, life has been a bit crazy. Layton, my co-writer turned boyfriend, relocated to Orlando this summer. Still living in Indiana, a lot of my time and effort have been dedicated to job hunting, researching the housing markets, searching for a boarding facility, and, in general, attempting not to panic about the uncertainty which will come with leaving my life behind to start over. Needless to say, with the stress that I'm under, and because my favorite co-writer is living several hundred miles away, songwriting has not been at the top of my priority list...but that's not to say it hasn't been on my mind. I have completed a few compositions since my last post, even sharing a very rough video demo on YouTube. However, most of my new concepts have been oppressed by The Verse Curse . Every week, on multiple occasions, I excitedly rummage through my work bag and dig out on...