I believe I have finally accepted patience into the creative process... only took 3 decades. I do a little bit each time I come to the coffee shop, and the times I am away from the actual writing there is metacognition. I am thinking, problem solving, and planning. Working out infinite possibilities and directions in my head before I carefully select the "correct" one that will end up with what comes out onto the computer.
This song "Lazy (Crazy) Training Days" is for Sing When You're Winning. It seems a bit easier to write for this show at the moment because the book is already in place. Unlike my show Retail which is on a bit of a hold until I can fall back in love with it again, or at least choose the direction I want to go in. The song I finished took about 4 days, and I will have to go back and clean it up at a later date, but I think it works and it solves a problem that was bugging me with the book so I am hoping the book writer appreciates it as well. I will probably do two more songs, and then make the 4 into demos to send off for feedback. I will say I am impressed by how much I am able to work on this show and how much I have already done in just a month. (Pats self on back).
Writing the book to your own show is so difficult. You can outline and create beats and beat board everything, but once you're in the thick of it, sometimes the plot gaps or "what needs to be said for this plot event to happen" is elusive and does not want to make itself seen. Its like a choose your own adventure except every adventure you turn to is blank because you're the one writing it. Occasionally I get scared of the white canvas, the blank page, or empty staves staring at me from my computer screen. I tend to write everything on the computer and rarely make handwritten notes and thats because my hand writing is ATROCIOUS. I have had brilliant ideas that have been lost due to poor penmanship. I just have no way to decipher myself sometimes.
I still do want to write and create and produce a rock album this year, but I I time it correctly, I need to finish one of the musicals first, and then I need to actually write the songs for the album, and then the endless hours of programing and producing the tracks before recording, and then even more hours of finessing and polishing. I think I can do it, but ya know life happens so if it has to happen next year, so be it. I think I want at least 12 tracks. Sounds doable. We'll see.
Jessie J concert is tonight in LA, 6th time seeing this amazing performer, and every concert is like church. It's an emotional and inspiring experience. This show has already been postponed twice, stupid covid. Well, that's all I have for today. Just gotta keep moving on.
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