Facing Rejection and Staying Creative–Songwriter Tom Meny (Ep 107)

Singer songwriter Tom Meny knows a thing or two about facing rejection and staying creative. In this repeat engagement, Tom and I chat about this, his new podcast, and more. Episode Highlights In Tom's first appearance on the podcast, we talked at length about house concerts. This time round our conversation continues with Tom's thoughts on: His forthcoming podcast Facing rejection as a musician On quitting your day job versus paying your bills Idea generation through writing a song every week Low-tech tips for growing your mailing list Increasing tips at live events 3 Key Points Rejection is part of the process. It's okay to grieve, but keep going. Finish the bad songs; they get you to the great ones. There are low-tech creative ways to grow your audience, your mailing list, and your revenue. Tweetable Quotes "When you're getting a rejection, it is okay to grieve about it for a while. There's no way to get past that, but just know that others are also experiencing it, and eventually you get something great." –Tom Meny "You write a hundred songs and four of them might be great. And so, you need to write another hundred to get another four, and that's the way it works. It's like going to the gym for the part of your brain that creates songs." –Tom Meny Mentioned in this Episode Tom Meny Music Singer Songwriter with Tom Meny podcast coming July 2019 Love and Pay by Tom Meny ("Hours" is the featured song in this episode) Art List – Licensed music for video use (annual fee!) Bill Burr Podcast Conan podcast The Best Advice Cyndi Lauper Ever Got (video) RodeCaster Pro Unstarving Musician Patreon page Shannon Curtis episode that talks about being consistent with writing Texas American Festival and Concert Related Episodes Episode 65 – Creating Music to Discover Who He Is – Chris Taylor Episode 97 – Secrets of Creativity–Chris Taylor Episode 52 – Why musician Ray Prim has a day job, and loves it! Episode 54 – House Concert Ambassador Tom Meny Episode 76 – House Concert Tours & Community – Shannon Curtis Visit UnstarvingMusician.com for bonus content related to this episode.