Category Archives: WRITING

FILL THE WELL with ALVA LEIGH — part one

March 12, 2013

In this series, I ask other songwriters about their quest for inspiration and how they tackle the day-to-day tasks of writing quality, engaging songs. Behind every good song is a hard-worker. I want to know how songwriters work and how they fill their well so it never goes dry.

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photo by bradley spitzer

Today I do the answering… I’ve been pursuing music full time for six months now. That means no school, no desk job, no excuses! I’ve written a song a week in 2013 and am gearing up to record my third album in May. Here’s what I do to keep my wheels spinnin’… … Continue Reading

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Giving a Damn

March 4, 2013

What is casual about success? I think you have to care. That you should care. Otherwise, why should anyone else? What’s so bad about ‘giving a damn’ in the first place? 

There have been so many opinions going around the web since Anne Hathaway’s Oscar win – everyone is coming out of the woodwork to throw their stones or wave her flag. But I was really impressed by Sasha Weiss’ smart defense of Anne Hathaway in the New Yorker. Hathaway’s been called Hollywood’s most polarizing star, and many say it’s not that they are jealous of her, it’s that they don’t trust her persona. They find her inauthentic. What I don’t understand is…… Continue Reading

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deadlines

February 21, 2013

do you work on deadlines? i find they really help me stay focused and meet my goals. for some they squash creativity, but for me i really thrive in the pressure as long as i plan ahead and give myself enough space to be creative.

i am in the final stages of making plans to return to nashville in may to make my third album. i recorded a few songs before i moved, but i don’t want to release them just yet. i have been writing so much since i moved to london, i feel that some of my best work is starting to surface. at the end of 2012, i set a goal to write a song a week by may 1st. very happy and amazed that i have met my goal so far this year. i think the looming deadline of may has pushed me to put my head down and finish songs. i think i finished 2 songs in 2011. wow. i have finished 7 in 2013. 9 more to go! wish me luck…

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