Mark Twain, in the “p.s.” of a letter, once famously wrote,  “I”m sorry this letter is so long.  I didn’t have time to write a short one.”

David McCullough said,  “Writing is thinking.  To write well is to think clearly.  That’s why it’s so hard.”

Here is what I’ve arrived at for my pitch.  I invite any thoughts.

“I’m paula mcmath.  I’m a singer songwriter.  I’m influenced by my idols; Mitchell,  Cohen,  Griffin,  Dylan,  and Waits. I try to sing what I can’t say.  I’m most often compared with the acoustic, folk sounds of  Joni Mitchell or Patty Griffin.”

If the elevator ride is long enough,  I would add,  “I aim to distill things down to the right words and then make them sing.  I find the melody that the words suggest – or sometimes vice versa. (On rare occasions, the words and music come together.)  I record the songs simply, acoustically -not overwhelming them with production.”

Yoda said,  “Do, or do not.  There is no try.”  I disagree with this one.  I believe that there is try.  Trying is important.