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    General Thoughts,  Pop Culture

    My 30 Favorite Male Singer-Songwriters

    November 19, 2023 /

    Let’s hear it for the boys (male singer-songwriters, that is) I recently wrote about my favorite female singer-songwriters, so now I’m writing about the male ones. My initial list was long, and it was extremely difficult to narrow it down to my top 30. That’s why you’ll see a lengthy list of honorable mentions. I’m not saying any of the artists are better or worse; I’m just basing the list on my favorites and the songs that have meant the most to me. A key difference in a lot of the male singer-songwriters is that more of them are lead singers of a band than the songwriters I admire who…

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    Warning: This Post Contains F**king Profanity

    November 15, 2019
  • Illustration of female singer with a guitar.
    General Thoughts,  Pop Culture

    My 30 Favorite Female Singer-Songwriters

    November 13, 2023 /

    Female-led music that inspires me I’m an artist of the written word, and I adore music. It inspires my writing and helps me time-travel for stories I set in the past. Lyrics are poetry set to music with a universal quality to help us feel less alone in the world. My favorite songs come from talented singer-songwriters who share their work with the world. In prep for this post, I started listing female singer-songwriters with works I enjoy and soon had a huge list of over 40 talented ladies. It was too big of an undertaking, so I tried to cut the list down to my top 15, but I…

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    Caroline’s Lighthouse Update and Free Preview

    October 14, 2016
    Illustration of two male singers with guitars.

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    February 7, 2018
  • General Thoughts,  Novels (my writing updates),  Poetry

    Love me more (Taylor’s Song)

    November 18, 2016 /

    This is Taylor’s song from my current novel in progress, Jordan’s Sister. The sound I have in mind for it is reminiscent of 90s Pop because the entire music scene of the 90s is something that my character, Taylor, gravitates toward because she grew up listening to it. It’s a love song with intentionally ambiguous lyrics. I’ve mentioned before that most songs are about love, sex, or drugs. Want to hear Layne’s song for Taylor? Click here. 2024 Update: Thanks to a wonderful AI (artificial intelligence) software available at ilovesong.ai, I now have audio for this wonderful song. Click below to listen. “Love me more” If you could love me more…

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