FAWM (14 songs in 28 days) starts Feb 1!

[hummingbird]

Yes, "February is Album Writing Month" starts Sunday February 1st at 00:01 hours. Are you in? The challenge is to write 14 songs in 28 days. Songs, instrumentals, lyrics. Demos or fully produced. Sign up on the FAWM site and take the plunge! Why? Because it's fun. Because you'll be pushing yourself to write. Because maybe you'll write something you wouldn't have written without challenging yourself. Sign up here:http://fawm.org/Look me up and "follow" me here:http://fawm.org/fawmers/vikkiflawith/

[Mark Kaufman]

I took the plunge today. No more excuses...more songs.

[Mark Kaufman]

I've looked the other way for two years now, since I first heard of it. I always figure this would just be really annoying to my family, sort of like leaving for a month, or starting a new drug habit. Well, that's probably about right...but I'm going to do it anyway.I'll need to be smart about time because I work six day weeks, about 60 hours a week. I mainly have Tuesday and Wednesday mornings to get it done, so I'll need to write 3-4 songs over the course of those mornings four weeks in a row. Seems doable. But like Jo told me over at Tunesmith..."Pressure can burst pipes or make diamonds." I'm hoping for the latter.Good luck to all y'all!

[crystallions]

I've decided to take the plunge as well! Please, tell me the addresses to your pages so that I can follow your progresses. My page is http://fawm.org/fawmers/crystallions/~ Lydia

[hummingbird]

Jan 30, 2009, 5:37pm, crystallions wrote:I've decided to take the plunge as well! Please, tell me the addresses to your pages so that I can follow your progresses. My page is http://fawm.org/fawmers/crystallions/~ Lydiaadded you - mine's http://fawm.org/fawmers/vikkiflawith/ please add me & leave me a note! Only a day to go!!

[yarimurray]

I first heard about FAWM last year (right after it ended - doh) and decided I had to do it. I work a lot also so I'll have to be creative with time management.I'm going to be collaborating with a bunch of friends I have jammed with over the years so I'm looking forward to more than just the songs that are created. We've scheduled several extended "jam" sessions to see what we get. We'll also be composing alone and in sub groups to get all of the tunes done in time.I'm at http://fawm.org/fawmers/yarimurray/MichaelP.S. Hopefully I'll get this whole avatar thing down (at both sites) soon.

[partyofone]

Wow you guys are making me think I have to do this Do they have to be full productions or will guitar/vocal stuff work?

[tedsingingfox]

Holy MOLEY. All this time (nearly 18 months now), I've believed that this whole thing was just a great idea out of YOUR (Vikki's) head.There is a website for this?? Amazing. so, considering I only read the opening post on this thread, this may well be a absurdly redundant question, but...How do I find this site? Do I go to "February is Album Writing Month".com? FAWM.com?Rather than embarrass me here in public (something I figure I've already done enough on my own) any further, PM me with this info, if you would. Thanks.(Y'all forgive me...but I've just watched a friend of mine go from fine to looking weird to starting to cry to grabbing the right side of her head to collapsing onto the floor and going into seizure. I'm a little freaked out, and probably am trying to distract myself right now. I promise, I really AM interested in the answers to the questions I posted here.)Ted

[hummingbird]

Feb 2, 2009, 10:26pm, tedsingingfox wrote:Holy MOLEY. All this time (nearly 18 months now), I've believed that this whole thing was just a great idea out of YOUR (Vikki's) head.There is a website for this?? Amazing. so, considering I only read the opening post on this thread, this may well be a absurdly redundant question, but...How do I find this site? Do I go to "February is Album Writing Month".com? FAWM.com?Rather than embarrass me here in public (something I figure I've already done enough on my own) any further, PM me with this info, if you would. Thanks.(Y'all forgive me...but I've just watched a friend of mine go from fine to looking weird to starting to cry to grabbing the right side of her head to collapsing onto the floor and going into seizure. I'm a little freaked out, and probably am trying to distract myself right now. I promise, I really AM interested in the answers to the questions I posted here.)Ted Sign up here:http://fawm.org/Look me up and "follow" me here:http://fawm.org/fawmers/vikkiflawith/hope your friend is okay

[crystallions]

Feb 15, 2009, 2:15pm, mojobone wrote:Month is officially more than half over-time for a progress report?Let's see... I have written 2 instrumental pieces and 3 lyrics so far. (and I haven't written anything with lyrics for years so that is kind of fun. I was inspired by the other songs I heard at the FAWM web site. Now I just have to add music and record them...) You can listen to my pieces/ read the lyrics here...Midsummersnight http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default ... 7299231You Were Never Mine http://fawm.org/songs/716/Let's Dance (Like We Used To Do)http://fawm.org/songs/1677/The Bitter Breakup Songhttp://fawm.org/songs/1684/The Unknown (which is also posted here on peer to peer)http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default ... D=7322346I am a little behind since I have only done 5 songs so far and the rest of the month is kind of crazy (5 performances with two different orchestras + scoring a documentary) but hopefully I have time to write some more... Either way FAWM has inspired and motivated me to write more than I would have otherwise - and that is something!~ Lydia