CL049: Kira Small on writing for the row, morning pages and creative fears

Nashville based singer-songwriter Kira Small's strong, sexy, whiskey-tinged soul music has won her a loyal fanbase. She is a nationally touring artist, 2015 International Songwriting Competition Finalist, 2012 Independent Music Awards winner and former member of Berklee College of Music's Voice Faculty. Her voice, which has a rare blend of jazz, soul and blues, has also made her one of Nashville's most in-demand session vocalists. She's toured or recorded with Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks, Peter Frampton and Wynona Judd. The Grammy award-winning songwriter Mike Reid summed her up best by saying that she "sounds like a neat glass of single malt in a world of Michelob Ultra". In this episode of The Creative Life Podcast Kira talks about releasing her epic break up album entitled "3 am". She tells us about her new website, new blog series and her tour dates. She also shares with us how singing came first before she could talk, how she started and developed her writing in Nashville. "Keep doing it and keep pushing past that fear." "Tell the truth. Be real. Be yourself." - Kira Small Kira Small 'Writing For The Row" Show Notes: The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron (3:01) Breakup records (7:27) Early morning pages (8:01) On writing "I will raise my voice" (9:25) Writing for the row  (12:21) Getting a song to Oprah (14:10) Overcoming your fear of success (15:26) How to run a music crowdfunding campaign (17:09) PledgeMusic (17:34)  Favorite Tools: Pencil and Paper Favorite Book: Healing Back Pain by John E. Sarno, MD Favorite Record: Portrait of a Legend by Sam Cooke Join James's Facebook fans: https://www.facebook.com/jamestaylordotme LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jameskirktaylor This is The Creative Life, James Taylor's weekly YouTube show. -------------------- ABOUT JAMES -------------------- As a creativity expert Taylor is a frequent guest speaker at universities and international conferences. He has given keynotes and talks at Apple, Subscription Site Summit in San Francisco, the British Music Show in the UK and at several universities across Europe including University of Dundee in Scotland and University of Macerata in Italy. He is often called upon by media outlets to give his views on trends in creativity and innovation. He has been quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle, Miami Herald, Columbus Dispatch, STV, Business Insider and San Jose Mercury News as well as featured on BBC TV and being the subject of a 30minute program on his life for BBC Radio Scotland. As a host on shows about creativity and innovation he has interviewed legendary investor Maynard Webb (Yahoo.com, eBay.com & Salesforce.com board member) and New York Times best-selling writers Chris Guillebeau ($100 Startup), Rolf Potts (Vagabonding), Brand Cooper (The Lean Entrepreneur) and Ryan Holiday (Trust Me I'm Lying). James is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA). Meet James at http://www.JamesTaylor.me -------------------- ABOUT THE CREATIVE LIFE -------------------- The Creative Life is a weekly self-improvement show full of #motivation, #inspiration, and #creativity strategies with creativity speaker and author James Taylor. The Creative Life blog can be read at: http://www.jamestaylor.me -------------------- SUBSCRIBE -------------------- Never miss a video, and join the Youtube self-help community living the fully creative life: http://www.youtube.com/jamestaylorme