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Congratulations - that's not peanuts, writing a book. Aaron, I took a novel writing class about a year ago, and the teacher used a method from a book called 'Writing Without Teachers" for the feedback portion of the class. It really helped us be better readers, commentators and recievers of...

Thank your for all the great suggestions Insaneogram, - someone said I was a fast learner, too. Tadpui, concering "Oh Comely" - yer on! I just tried to sing it at the CD pitch. It's so not in my range - it will be good practice for my Ears to try & transpose it I *wondered* about my...

You mean like getting one of those things you hold in your hand and push with your fingers, like a little gym for the hand? Any other reccomendations on what I can do to strengthen my hands? LN

I went back to skewl I'm still a lousy musician, .... but I'm so much more CONFIDENT ;) seriously, I'm in music school, its been a big help, but exhausting. Too much work, really. I really hope to do a lot of song writing over the summer. My big goal is to go beyond the very...

I'm basically a singer, and I've been learning guitar for a little over a year, with some periods of more dedication than others. I get so frustrated over how incompetent my hands feel. Like, why is it that *no matter how* I position my first finger, there are always some strings that go...

(Lalya Nahar is on the rampage) You got sex from one woman because another was on your mind??? I doan get it! If i had known the guy I liked had such strong feelings for his ex, I wouldn't have gotten involved ... one thing for me with relationships, I never go back, when its Over its...

I'm trying to & it sounds like shit. I'm wondering if anybody here is using reason, how they're using it? what kind of results they are getting... Layla

you're ENGAGED and your still dreaming of someone else???? That doesn't sound very fair to Dr. YourCurrentGirlfriend. Did you ever stop to think what kind of effect it would have on your fiancee if she knew that your feelings for a 10 years ago ex were so strong that you were still thinking...

I posted in this forum coz Reason is a synthesizer - I wonder if there's another forum that would be better. I'm just wondering if there's anybody out there using reason, and what kind of results they are getting? I've been working with it, & studying the sample songs - the sample songs are...

Hi - thanks soo much for your feedback. I actually started doing that this morning, I mean - instead of giving up on the song and saying, well, it wasnt that good anyway, and that's why I can't get more done on it, I've decided to *write it* anyway, as an excercise. I really like your...

What do people here do when they get stuck for writing melodies? I always get the problem that I get a good chorus or verse, and then try as I might, every attempt at a good other part falls flat. I could really use some suggestions! Layla

I got some good advice from a dude I know who writes killer songs. He told me that for two years he wrote poetry every day. I used to think I was a good wordsmith till I took a look at this guys stuff. So now I'm working working working on my writing. Still, writing comes easier to me that...

Everybody can sing. Some people have the ears, the pipes and the CONFIDENCE (oh -and the environment) that makes them into 'natural' singers. Other take what they call "singing lessons" Everbody can sing. About using a mic - it was *awful* the first few times I did it - and I was recorded...

Hi, I used to post here regularly. I'm writing again. I'm working on a new song, it will have a sort of traditional pre-country folk sound. I got a great catchy chorus, but I'm *nowhere* on the melody for the verse. In the meantime, to get more unblocked, I'm writing verse. I wrote a...

Thanks for that nice clarification. A better mic is on my list.

Thanks for the quick response - now my next question - a dumb one -- I thought that XLR was all about phantom power, and I thought that if my mic didn't need a battery, it needed phantom power. Can straigten this out for me? thanks L

Hi there, I'm just starting out recording with my little 'studio'. I have a Shure SM57 and a Tascam US-122. My recording levels are soooo sucky. If I have my lips on the mic and talk real loud, I will see the wave shape in my audio editing program (Audacity) but I'm only at about 1/3 of the...

one thing - you said that youi wrote a lengthy email - prolly they guy *didn't really read it*. I used to have a real job in a big company - when a communication is too long, you have a busy day, you just scan. Just for future reference, if you do want to ask someone a simple question...

another thougt don't focus on "original" cause thay aint really no such thiang. Just think about Unique - that what you do should be a reflection of you.

I just saw this. I don't know how long ago that happened - but I am so sorry for your freind and both thier families. So many people don't realize how risky childbirth actually is. If you go to graveyards that date back to the 20's and before, you will be astonished by the number of young...