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

Singer-songwriter Tom Meny knows a thing or two about dealing with rejection and staying creative. In this repeat engagement, Tom and I chat about what to do when faced with rejection, his new podcast, and more.

Episode Highlights

In Tom’s previous appearance on the podcast, we talked at length about house concerts. This time around our conversation continues with Tom’s thoughts on:

• His forthcoming podcast
• Dealing with rejection as a musician
• On quitting your day job versus paying your bills
• Idea generation through writing a song every week
• Low-tech ideas for growing your mailing list
• Increasing your tips at live events

“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

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