When one of us wins, everybody wins.

The appetite here is high for information.

I'm impressed with how well it's gone. It works very well as a different way of getting to MPs.

We're excited about it. It's going to bring recognition to this area and the local talent we have here. We've had gospel writers, rock writers, blues, country, contemporary. It's really been an eclectic group.

The people who were in his first class, they wanted that creative energy to continue. There were other people in the class who felt the same way I did. We didn't know what to do next, or as far as getting our music published.

I have been writing music for about three and a half years and was always encouraged by other people to continue and keep writing. I thought this class would be like validation. If I'm really meant to be a songwriter after this, I'll know.