Byron Hill - On Mistakes

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John Mullins - On What Not To Do

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Byron HIll - Finding & Becoming a Mentor

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Marc-Alan Barnette - The Importance of Re-Writing

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Ralph Murphy - Developing Your Creative Community

Ralph's instruction reminds me of the English proverb, "a man is known by the company he keeps." As creative individuals, we need to surround ourselves with other creators in order for our gifts to be cultivated. In addition, Murphy just put out an incredibly informative book on common characteristics successful hit songs share. Buy it here:

      
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Rusty Gaston - What a Publisher is Looking For

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Odie Blackmon - Humility Into Growth

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Rand Bishop - The Craft of Songwriting

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Rand Bishop began his show-biz career as a recording artist for a series of major labels. More than 40 years hence, as a Grammy-nominated, BMI Award-winning, Million-play songwriter, Bishop now counts close to 250 diverse credits: from the Beach Boys to Toby Keith, Heart to Indigo Girls. Along the way, he rocked stages across North America, sang on countless sessions as a studio vocalist, produced dozens of records and film soundtracks, and spent years as a talent development executive and music publisher. If those accomplishments weren’t more than enough, Bishop is an author, award-winning screenwriter, produced playwright, esteemed songwriting coach, and an in-demand speaker. At the end of the day, Bishop refers to himself simply as “a writer.”

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