JPF Home Page Forums General Messages Songwriter Message Forum What is the reality behind selling lyrics in Nashville?

Y'know what's kinda funny about this whole thing? For myself, personally, I love to listen to what is referred to as "New Age" instrumentals, or "Ambient/Chill".....

I'm driven to write lyrics, I work on my own stuff in order to make it into something that I'm proud of, and I also am open to working with other writers with the mutual goal of creating a lyric that we are both proud of....

But leave me to myself? I'll turn on Music Choice and veg out on music that has no lyric content at all....for hours at a time.

"Bottom Line: Sam, WHY Beef about the Difficulty of SELLING Your Lyrics when You Expect THEM to come to YOU with a Cash Offer before YOU've learned HOW to Write What THEY Wanna Buy?"

I was simply stating that if said opportunity ever actually presented itself, If anyone ever actually wanted ME to write for any audience, at that time, and only then, would I consider it.
I'm not realistically EXPECTING this to fall into my lap, but for the sake of discussion, I gave a hypothetical situation, and what my reaction would be.
But, the process of writing for some audience would also entail a lengthy (to whatever necessary extent) learning process which is no different than where I am now.

A hint about the aforementioned learning process? ALL ART IS WORTHY OF APPRECIATION, AND THEREFORE WORTHY OF THE TIME/EFFORT THAT IS REQUIRED TO CREATE AND FINISH A WORK OF ART.
Whether anyone else is even remotely aware of what is involved in the creative process, one thing is consistently true....

Nothing comes easily, nor quickly, and the love that one holds dear for that creative process is really the only motivation to do it at all.