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Starving Artist
DISCLAIMER: I know that I am still more privileged than most. I am a college-educated, white, employed person with a supportive family...
Dec 16, 201913 min read
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Show me a Sign
Despite everything, I think I made the right decision, and I started to feel better for the first time since I made that initial payment....
Nov 25, 20193 min read
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When the Going Gets Tough...
*This blog entry is from the month prior to the release of "Heat of the Moment" and does not reflect my current thinking or situation I’m...
Nov 18, 20195 min read
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Betsy Betsy, I'll Remember...
**another older post I accidentally skipped to talk about a song release, but definitely an important one! It was another cold rainy...
Nov 11, 20192 min read
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SMART Music Goals
Disclaimer: This is another old post that I accidentally skipped over. I honestly could not have found it at a better time, because I am...
Oct 31, 20195 min read
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And the Grammy goes to...
Disclaimer: So... I wrote this one a long ago. I must have skipped it somehow, possibly because Horizon came out. Oops! Here you go....
Sep 16, 20192 min read
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Lost and Found
My best friends came to town for Memorial Day weekend. The good news: we had a blast The bad news: I lost my voice I thought I had been...
Sep 9, 20194 min read
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Catching Up
I’ll admit, I’m a bit behind on my writing. I’ve been super busy, working on my next three singles, organizing my music videos and still...
Aug 26, 20195 min read
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Pitch Imperfect
Hi, I’m Brina, and I’m a singer, and I can admit to being pitchy sometimes. Crazy right? But somehow I'm still out here doing this...
Aug 12, 20193 min read
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Heat of the Moment
This next single “Heat of the Moment” was different from my other songs because I did it backward. I started with an idea, a feeling I...
Aug 6, 20193 min read
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Let's Hear it for the Ladies
I recently performed my first solo set at The Old Line on Demonbreun as part of a series called “Nashville on the Rise” hosted by Innovo...
Jun 3, 20195 min read
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Criticism
To promote the release of my single Horizon, I submitted it for review/consideration on 30 blogs. The song was declined by nearly all of...
May 29, 20193 min read
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I Pick Myself Up
Today was a bit better. And it started out that way because of good songs on the radio. The song “High Hopes” by Panic at the Disco has...
May 20, 20193 min read
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Roses Have Thorns
I had a bad day at the studio today. Normally I look forward to Tuesday and Saturday nights, I get to spend hours making music. It’s...
May 6, 20192 min read
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My First Writers' Round
I ended up getting a job as a Brand and Marketing Strategist for an amazing company called Energy Lighting Services. I’m going to spend...
Apr 26, 20195 min read
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The Frost Effect
This next part gets a bit tricky because a lot started happening at once. I will do my best to make it make sense. After the high of my...
Apr 13, 20196 min read
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The End and the Beginning
I applied to many different places before my move, and I was even once in the final round of interviews for an internship at Big Machine...
Apr 8, 20193 min read
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It's not all Sunshine
I’d written the previous posts pretty near to the time of their occurrences. I, however, am looking back on my first couple of weeks in...
Mar 28, 20194 min read
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The Importance of Rest
In case you didn’t know, sharks are my favorite animals. I feel like I can relate to sharks in a lot of ways. I love to eat, I’m more...
Mar 21, 20195 min read
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The Making of Horizon
So I haven't been posting as much as I wanted to leading up to this song coming out. My plan was to release all of my story up till now...
Mar 15, 20194 min read
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