February 2026

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You Finished a Song… Now What?

That moment when the final chord rings out is addictive. You sit back. The export bar hits 100%. The demo is done. The lyric is locked in. For a few minutes, it feels like you’ve climbed a mountain. Then comes the strange part… Silence. No brief. No deadline. No next step written on the wall. […]

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Writing Through Fear: How to Finish Songs When Self-Doubt Kicks In

You sit down with your guitar. Or you open your DAW. Or you stare at a blank lyric sheet waiting for something brilliant to fall out of the sky. And then it happens. “That’s not good enough.”“This sounds like someone else.”“Why can’t I write something better than this?” Self-doubt doesn’t knock politely. It barges in, […]