One of the great things about Gospel and Contemporary Christian songs is they are never outdated.  God, plus your love for Him and His love for you, will always be in fashion. I’ve condensed what a gospel song demands into five easy steps.

A number one song can earn $250,000.00 a week, every week it’s number one, plus an additional $250,000.00 a year, every year after that for your whole life plus 70 years, which is the duration of the copyright. I’ve condensed their demands into five easy steps.   

So many of my present and potential clients have asked me to give them a current example of one of my own lyrics and point out what I feel is good about it.

As creative people, we have special gifts that “civilians” don’t, even on their best days. With our gifts comes the responsibility of keeping ourselves in a creative flow. It doesn’t fall to a groupie or manager, a spouse, therapist, healer, dealer or TV evangelist with permanently bad hair. It’s our job.

Part Three of The Care and Feeding of Your Creative Spirit

Part Two of The Care and Feeding of Your Creative Spirit

Part Five: The Care and Feeding of Your Creative Spirit

I've been a songwriter all my life, so I can say without question that when a writer has to leave the cocoon of creativity for the uncertainty of marketing, something snaps inside and creates someone you wouldn't necessarily want sitting in your living room, slurping sorbet.

In the book business, when you have a book published, you get a book.  There it is in the window of the bookstore and at amazon.com.  But not so in publishing your songs.