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Something Quilty This Way Comes…
Alright, let me tease something for you. You know I love to celebrate the unexpected in music — the things nobody thinks are worthy of a song until someone writes the song and suddenly everybody agrees it was long overdue. Don’t Get My Hair Wet? Overdue. Thanksgiving Traffic Memories? Overdue. The 5AM Crew? Absolutely overdue.…
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Something Quilty This Way Comes…
Alright, let me tease something for you. You know I love to celebrate the unexpected in music — the things nobody thinks are worthy of a song until someone writes the song and suddenly everybody agrees it was long overdue. Don’t Get My Hair Wet? Overdue. Thanksgiving Traffic Memories? Overdue. The 5AM Crew? Absolutely overdue.…
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The Song of Solomon Project: Love Songs From Scripture
If I told you I wrote a Neo-Soul R&B album based on the Song of Solomon, what would you say? Because I did. And it might be the most unusual and wonderful project I’ve ever worked on. The album is called Love Like Fire and it follows the structure of Song of Solomon — eight…
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31 Days of Wisdom: The Proverbs Album I’ve Been Building in Secret
Okay. Secret’s out. Well — sort of. I’ve been building something really special and I think it’s time I start talking about it. I wrote 31 songs. One for every chapter of the Book of Proverbs. Yes. Thirty-one. The project is called 31 Days of Wisdom and the vibe is smooth jazz lo-fi — think…
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What Makes a Song “Relatable” (And Why I Obsess Over It)
Here’s a question I think about constantly as a songwriter: What makes someone hear a song for the first time and feel like it was written about them? That’s the magic I’m chasing every time I sit down to write. Not just a good melody. Not just clever lyrics. The feeling that makes someone stop…
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I’m Writing a Book. Yes, Really.
Okay. I’ve been keeping this a little quiet but I’m going to tell you because I tell you everything eventually. I’m writing a book. Not a song. Not album liner notes. An actual, real-deal, pages-and-chapters BOOK. Now before you picture me at a mahogany desk with a glass of scotch and a pipe going “ah…
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The Thing About Texas (A Songwriter’s Field Notes)
I’ve been trying to figure out how to write about the Texas trip in a way that doesn’t sound like a travel blog, because I am not a travel blogger. I’m a songwriter. And the reason this trip matters is because of what it did to the music in my head. Texas is BIG. I…
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An Album Every Month: Here’s the Honest Truth About That Goal
Okay. Let’s talk about the album-a-month goal because people ask me about this a LOT. First, yes — it’s real. I genuinely committed to releasing an album every single month of 2026. And yes, I know how that sounds. I can hear the voice in your head right now: But Melanie, doesn’t that compromise quality?…
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Why I Write Every Single Day (And Why You Should Try It Too)
Happy June 11, friends. Let me tell you about a goal I set at the start of 2026 that sounded a little crazy at the time: write a blog post every single day of the year. Yep. Every day. 365 posts. We are now almost halfway through the year, and I have not missed a…
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Back Home, But My Heart’s Still on the Road
Well, I’m back. Bags unpacked, laundry going, real life fully resuming. But I have to be honest with you — part of me is still somewhere in Texas. We just got back from the most incredible family road trip, and I don’t use the word incredible lightly. I’m a Southern California girl through and through,…
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Singer-songwriter turning 10+ journals of songs into reality ✨ Classical soprano gone indie | Transparent about AI collaboration | “Through It All” album Feb 2026 | Mom of 2 | 5:30am fitness | Also quilts sewmelanie.com
