by Ed Bell | Dec 18, 2020 | Building a Career, Inspiration
In March this year, The Song Foundry Inc., the business behind the site, turned five. And to celebrate five years of running a real grownup company, I’d planned an article about some of the things I’d learned in that time. But then (spoiler alert) the world went a bit...
by Ed Bell | Dec 11, 2020 | Inspiration, The Creative Habit
If you’ve, say, ever tried creating something new, you’ll know about writer’s block and procrastination. So before we get started, here are two important provisos: One: writer’s block isn’t really a thing. Seriously. You’re blocked...
by Ed Bell | Nov 20, 2020 | Building a Career, Inspiration
I don’t usually like to blow my own trumpet, but I’ll just say it: I’m good at a lot of things. I can sit on the floor in front of a piano, cross my hands behind my head and play the opening of Mozart’s C Major Piano Sonata. I know the Spanish word for ‘dude’ in like...
by Ed Bell | Jun 19, 2020 | Building a Career, Inspiration
So I don’t know if you noticed, but there’s a global pandemic going on right now. The bad news for all kinds of musicians and performers is that there’s not likely to be any in-person concerts and events happening any time soon. But the good news is that there’s...
by Ed Bell | Apr 9, 2020 | Inspiration, The Creative Habit
“What a time to be alive” is my new catchphrase. I’m even annoying myself with how much I say it. But annoying-me-who-needs-to-find-something-more-original-to-say also has a point. This is history. This is an enormous global event that people will be talking about for...
by Ed Bell | Sep 20, 2019 | Inspiration, The Creative Habit
I’ve written about writer’s block before – why it doesn’t really exist, how to change your mind about it, and how to deal with the tencertainty of feeling unsure or stuck while you write. But in this article, taken from a bonus chapter from my...