You’ve got your next hit song ready to go - but how does a song get from your computer into the ears of your adoring fans?
Read MoreMusic Distribution 101
in Music
2020
Your Next [Small] Project
Every good project deserves another, especially in the ever evolving race to obtain and maintain relevance in your field. But let’s say you’ve just finished a project, or you’re easing yourself back in after taking a break, and aren’t ready for some giant undertaking. Let’s figure out how to start small, but in a way that will still help you achieve meaningful results.
Read MoreCreating Through Constricting
I’ve talked previously about ideas being cheap, and as your list of ideas expands, time can become the limiting factor. When it comes time to actually sit down and make something, that list can become more of a hindrance than help. Installing constraints on your work artificially reduces the number of options that you have, which may help you push past your writer’s block and on to creating.
Read MoreIntroduction to 5-Point Writing Structure
When you’re looking to write a piece, the 5 Point Writing form is both simple and versatile. It can be adopted to sketches, screen work, novels, and anything that contains a story or a narrative. Though not the only option for forms, it remains one of the most ubiquitous. Let’s look a little closer at each of the elements of five point storytelling.
Read MoreIn Defense of Finishing a Bad Project
We’ve all been there - you had a great idea, you have a night of amazing writing, the words pour out of you onto the page, and you go to sleep content, only to find the next morning that everything you’ve written is...not up to your standards, to put it mildly. Here’s why you should still keep going. Time for some tough love.
Read MoreWriting Your First Comedy Song
in Songwriting
With the careers of Flight of the Conchords, Tenacious D, The Lonely Island, Bo Burnham, and others, the comedy-music subgenre is continually expanding and reinventing itself. If you are looking to try out writing a comedy song for yourself, you’re in the right place. Let’s get started!
Read MoreComposing Your First Song
in Songwriting
Lyrics may be one thing, but many writers find themselves in a totally foreign land when it comes to putting music to those lyrics. This is often due to a little thing called Music Theory, a terrifyingly complex word that we are going to work together to avoid as much as possible for our first song.
Read MoreWriting Your First Song
in Songwriting
No matter what your walk of life is, chances are a song has spoken to you. Whether it was a top-40 earworm or a sentimental slowjam, if you’re ready to start creating music of your own, this is the place to start!
Read MorePublishing Your First Podcast
in Podcasting
So, you’ve got your podcast recorded and ready to be delivered to the people. But how does a podcast get from a file on your computer to the podcatchers of worldwide listeners?
Read MoreCreating Your First Podcast
in Podcasting
Podcasts are a hot topic in today’s entertainment landscape. With low startup costs and free listening for your audience, podcasts have really democratized content creation in a whole new way. But how can you get started creating your own new podcast?
Read MoreWriting Your First Tabletop RPG
in RPG, Writing - General
So You’ve Decided to Write an RPG!
First of all, that’s awesome, way to go. Writing anything is a challenge, but you are welcomed with open arms into the community of creators.
Read MoreGetting Started with Getting Started
Welcome to getting started! This is a blog of educational articles aimed at breaking down the barriers between being a person with an idea, and a person with their very first creation.
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