Challenge · 7 days · Intermediate

One Word, One Image, One Song — Negotiating distribution and label deals

Write a complete demo built on a single emotional decision.

A focused seven-day sprint that forces every craft choice through one named emotion and one concrete image. You finish with a rough demo that sounds like nobody else.

The plan, day by day

  1. Day 1List twenty specific emotional words. Pick one. Write it on a sticky note above your workspace.
  2. Day 2Write the single concrete image that holds the word. One sentence, no metaphors.
  3. Day 3Draft a hook that contains the image without naming the emotion.
  4. Day 4Write verse one as the moment leading up to the image.
  5. Day 5Write verse two as the moment after.
  6. Day 6Choose chords and tempo by asking only: does this serve the word?
  7. Day 7Record a one-take voice-and-instrument demo. Save it. Move on.
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