To my “FAWNS”…(Fans of FAWM:)

To those of you who have submitted song titles, (last year, this year, both years) offered encouragement during this crazy month of never ending songwriting, and been faithfully following the tweets, blogs, etc., centering around FAWM, I really want to say, thank you.

Thank you for submitting titles, encouraging me and playing along as I worked furiously to make my goal of 14 songs by the end of February.

When I took on my first FAWM challenge in ‘09, I was mostly trying to come up with a way to interact more with my fans since the past couple of years had been full of babies and diapers and not so much touring, or playing live.

I LOVE playing live. I’m an extrovert, and a people person, and I love to sit and listen to people’s stories. The thing I love the most about FAWM, is that it is the one time (outside of a live show) where I can have that direct fan interaction.

Instead of it being just me in a studio making a product, and selling it to you, we get to feel that connection over music, or over a story, and then actually create something together. That excitement, that energy adds SO much to the creative process – an energy that is definitely necessary for me as a songwriter.

I had NO idea it would be so fulfilling, so much fun, and such rewarding work to collaborate creatively with the public.

This year was incredibly challenging.
I think I was pickier and harder on myself this year, but also had less time, as I was homeschooling a Kindergartner, and didn’t have Saturdays to work on music this go around.
That said, I believe at least 4-5 of the songs are some of my favorite I’ve ever written, which regardless of what happens with them, is a personal triumph.

After my 2nd FAWM, I am hooked, so start collecting your song titles for next year!

We’ll start posting demos to my blog this week, so PLEASE come back and listen!

If you want to know the minute they’re online, you can follow me on twitter at @floparisoakes or become a Flo Paris fan on Facebook.

Hope you enjoy the FAWM songs:)
-FP