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Great points everyone!

I could go on & on about this subject but can't lol so I want to keep a few points in mind overall.

1- Just like Hilltop Rec sending you deals in the mail, 99% of the time ANYONE looking for you personally can't really help you the way you dream they can.
If a former HIT writer is looking for you, why wasn't he or she BEFORE?
Because they did not NEED the money or you then. He does not have the "IN" he once had. Why not just go to friends you know who had hits as well and collaborate for a future hit opportunity??? To be a PRO with hits didn't you have to be awesome at networking?

Simple - Those people, those writers won't pay you? Ah!

2- For something like this to work a tremendous amount of honesty must be present. Good luck with that! What REAL proof are you going to get as writer that the material was actually heard and responded to by the industry?

The writer can feed you anything to keep you feeling like
"Well at least they tried, and at least I tried"
No, no no, I have quite a few rejection letters here from Clive some even written practically on a napkin and signed. I know that stuff was in there and heard!

3- I have ZERO problem with upfront honesty.... Forget the co-write lets get together crap or the $2,500.. I"ll believe and want to hear this!

"Hi I'm so & so and I wrote these HIT songs back in the day or whenever. You can send me your BEST song at NO COST! and If I love it then I'll want to shop it to whoever I can, whatever contacts I have from my experiences. And in return I WANT ____% of the publishing. Or Co-writing credit whether I actually make some changes to the song or not!

See with my name on there we stand a WAY better chance then yours would alone. Besides if the song does catch on or do well others in the industry will look into it and recognize my name. That will give us a huge BOOST in someone else contacting me.

It takes a MASSIVE amount of time to listen to songs, so I'll need a $5 submission fee per song to be able to go through them ya know like a Taxi fee for submission. If your serious about your music than that kind of investment is common to you and not a problem.

Honestly you the new writer in the game are probably hungry and desperate. You should be if your really serious and really trying. And I too am hungry again and desperate. I need a spark!

Well there it is......

MIke