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    Songwriting on a Shoestring: Writing, Producing and Promoting Your Own Songs
    Songwriting on a Shoestring: Writing, Producing and Promoting Your Own Songs
    Songwriting on a Shoestring: Writing, Producing and Promoting Your Own Songs
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    Songwriting on a Shoestring: Writing, Producing and Promoting Your Own Songs

    By Mary Wheelan

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    Songwriting on a Shoestring: Writing, Producing & Promoting Your Own Songs is written by a songwriter for songwriters wanting to produce good music without going broke. Mary Wheelan draws upon her experience in an effort to help songwriters save money while producing quality songs. Lots of people in the music industry will tell you how to spend money but this book may save you big bucks!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMary Wheelan
    Release dateApr 11, 2010
    Songwriting on a Shoestring: Writing, Producing and Promoting Your Own Songs
    Author

    Mary Wheelan

    About the AuthorMary Wheelan is a singer, songwriter, author and poet. She has just released her third full-length CD, Shining Bright. She also published a book of poetry entitled, WALKING ON THE MOON: poetry & politics. Mary, who has been writing songs and poetry for over forty years, also offers workshops that help songwriters to plan how to write, produce and promote their own songs without spending more than they can afford. You can find more information about Mary and her music at www.marywheelan.com or you can e-mail her at marywheelan@verizon.net. To purchase her music go to Digsta-tion.com, I-tunes, CDbaby.com and other websites.

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      Songwriting on a Shoestring - Mary Wheelan

      Songwriting on a Shoestring:

      Writing, Producing & Promoting Your Own Songs

      Mary Wheelan

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright © 2010 Mary Wheelan

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission of the author.

      ISBN 978-1-4276-4629-3

      Acknowledgments

      I am very grateful to the songwriters on SongRamp.com who read my blog, asked questions and inspired this book. I am also thankful for all the positive feedback I received on the songs I uploaded to the site for critiques. This book and my new CD are certainly much better than they would have been otherwise as a result of their thoughtful and enthusiastic response to my work. I would also like to acknowledge, in no particular order, the following people who have encouraged me along the way: Strong Oak, Sharon Leighton, Elaine Buckley, Jacquelyn Sheehan, Beth Caurant, William G. San Antonio III, Jeff & Donna Olson, Mae Smith, Louise Kent, Barbara Kemper, Holly Near, Catie Curtis, June Millington, and Ann Hackler. I am also grateful to members of the Rhode Island Songwriters Association, Connecticut Songwriters Association, International Songwriters Association, Valley Free Radio, Spirit of the Thundering Buffalo, and the Visioning BEAR Circle. Thanks to all of you I have become a better songwriter and author and am now able to help other DIY songwriters.

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated to all those who have encouraged my growth as a songwriter, especially Strong Oak.

      Foreword

      This booklet is meant for savvy songwriters who want to save money and still get great results. I do not claim to be an expert on how to become a great songwriter. I may, however, be an expert on how not to go broke while seeking success as a songwriter, whatever your vision of success may be. I have been writing songs for over forty years. I started out writing poetry and then began writing songs after my brother taught me some chords on his guitar. Many of my earlier songs were not very good. They were more like a creative outlet for a painfully shy teenager. I did not really realize anyone would care much about hearing my music until I founded the Rhode Island Women’s Music Collective in my mid-twenties. While the group only lasted about a year I was awakened to the fact that some people liked my songs. However, it still took a long time for me to overcome the tremendous stage fright I experienced every time I performed. Working in a psychiatric day treatment program where I directed the annual talent show and where I was the musical director of a theater troupe helped me with my own fears. I could not expect participants to overcome their fears if I was not willing to face my own. So, eventually I started going to open mikes.

      Then, in 1993 I founded the Rhode Island Songwriters Association (RISA), an organization which continues to thrive under the very dedicated leadership of John Fuzek. There I learned a great deal about songwriting and performing. We held critiques, workshops, open mikes, songwriter showcases, festivals, and more. I hosted one of the open mikes. It started out slowly but ended up eventually being so well attended it was sometimes standing room only. With encouragement from other members of the organization I made a demo cassette of six of my songs, some of which I co-wrote with William G. San Antonio III. I also had some songs on compilation CDs produced by RISA. Eventually I recorded some full-length releases. For about three years I was a DJ at a community radio station where I had a show called Independent Muse. I played only music by independent musicians. I also had interviews with songwriters and musicians, some via phone and some live in the studio. I believe I have learned a lot from fellow musicians and songwriters over the years as well as having imparted some of that

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