Thank you. You have helped me understand some of my emotions. I'm trying to get stronger, and do more of what brings me joy, sewing, painting, gardening but find it overwhelming. I pray you continue to have the grit to create. Go girl.
Thank you so much, and I pray for the same thing too. It is incredibly overwhelming to create when sick. I so hope you find a way to do more of what brings you joy ❤️
I was just thinking of you this past week and hoping you were ok. Bandcamp let me purchase the Salem single — its beautiful and I am so pleased to support your creative work. What a gift you are (even when not creating). Thank you.
Congratulations!!!!🥳🥳🥳 This is very exciting!! I just pre-ordered Salem on apple music - I love your voice: it’s beautiful y haunting. I’m super-happy your voice and songs are going to be out in the world soon!!
I’m a poet and it takes me a long time to write a poem, from first draft through many revisions into a place where I’m happy with it. I find revising the hardest because my brain has to be functioning at a level where I can analyze. Sometimes it takes years. I try to write one line a day to keep me tethered to poetry y creativity. But can wait months to be ready to revise. Luckily, lately I’ve been able to do revision work early in the morning. Then much later in the day I may try to make the changes in Word on my computer, which is malfunctioning so doesn’t always work but can’t afford a new one.
Writing y being creative brings me joy y purpose. It really increases my quality of life. It’s just a matter of trying to figure out how to do it given our health y energy limitations.
Yay thank you so much for pre-saving! And thank you for sharing! I found writing lyrics easier when I had mild/moderate ME. Now there’s just a lot of emptiness. I use mornings too to revise, it’s like my brain is clearer. And yes, creativity really does give us quality of life. It sucks that we are so limited.
So incredibly impressed, Madelleine, by how you shepherd yourself quietly and insistently toward your best creativity. Congratulations on the release of your music! I love your voice. And I know how ME/CFS can mess with a voice. Before CFS I was toying with the idea of being a voice professional, but after I recovered, and every other part of me was as healthy or better than before, my voice didn't have the juice it had once had. Luckily other directions in life were opening up so it wasn't a huge loss. But to this day I have to be careful in how I record my podcasts and audiobooks. I have to have a certain amount of rest, place the voice a certain way, do short sessions...you know the drill. My limit is 30 minutes. And here you are, figuring out how to make magic one line at a time! I'm grateful for your dedication to yourself. Huge congratulations on making your music magic available to the world! Many blessings to you.
Thank you so much for sharing this. And yup, I so know the drill. Thankfully I’ve had great voice teachers who have helped me out technically, but still, all the tension, the dryness, the inflammation, the muscle weakness just ruins the voice. Sometimes, when I have a good voice day I can’t record because I end up crying happy tears just for having a voice that day.
It's amazing and inspiring to read how you've adapted and accommodated yourself to create an album like this. I've pre-saved Salem and can't wait to see/hear what comes next!
Madelleine, I'm in such awe and heartfelt admiration of how you've birthed your music, I'll pre-save and hear more later. Your voice is spiritual. Thank you for taking more of your energy and time to share how you created the album. Inspiring and impressive are such small words for such an incredible achievement. Warm wishes of congratulations, and a BIG BRAVO!!
This post makes me so happy. Congratulations! Well done! You sound beautiful and what a wonderful example you have provided for NOT fighting for your limitations. 🫶
Wow, goosebumps from your voice!
Awe thank you so much, that means a lot!
Thank you. You have helped me understand some of my emotions. I'm trying to get stronger, and do more of what brings me joy, sewing, painting, gardening but find it overwhelming. I pray you continue to have the grit to create. Go girl.
Thank you so much, and I pray for the same thing too. It is incredibly overwhelming to create when sick. I so hope you find a way to do more of what brings you joy ❤️
This 8 yr bedbound girl is amazed at your incredible achievement. Congratulations!
Thank you!
I was just thinking of you this past week and hoping you were ok. Bandcamp let me purchase the Salem single — its beautiful and I am so pleased to support your creative work. What a gift you are (even when not creating). Thank you.
Hmmm that’s odd. You could purchase the entire song? It’s not supposed to until the 12th May. But great! And thank you!
Its listed as 12 March in Bandcamp.
So odd, on my end it says it will be released 12th May. Oh well. Glad you purchased it and liked it!
Your voice... WOW 💖
I am in awe of you. You are a GODDESS!
I am SO PROUD of and for you (I hope that's OK to say) 💖
That’s totally OK to say, thank you so much! ❤️🌸
Congratulations!!!!🥳🥳🥳 This is very exciting!! I just pre-ordered Salem on apple music - I love your voice: it’s beautiful y haunting. I’m super-happy your voice and songs are going to be out in the world soon!!
I’m a poet and it takes me a long time to write a poem, from first draft through many revisions into a place where I’m happy with it. I find revising the hardest because my brain has to be functioning at a level where I can analyze. Sometimes it takes years. I try to write one line a day to keep me tethered to poetry y creativity. But can wait months to be ready to revise. Luckily, lately I’ve been able to do revision work early in the morning. Then much later in the day I may try to make the changes in Word on my computer, which is malfunctioning so doesn’t always work but can’t afford a new one.
Writing y being creative brings me joy y purpose. It really increases my quality of life. It’s just a matter of trying to figure out how to do it given our health y energy limitations.
Much love 💕
Yay thank you so much for pre-saving! And thank you for sharing! I found writing lyrics easier when I had mild/moderate ME. Now there’s just a lot of emptiness. I use mornings too to revise, it’s like my brain is clearer. And yes, creativity really does give us quality of life. It sucks that we are so limited.
So incredibly impressed, Madelleine, by how you shepherd yourself quietly and insistently toward your best creativity. Congratulations on the release of your music! I love your voice. And I know how ME/CFS can mess with a voice. Before CFS I was toying with the idea of being a voice professional, but after I recovered, and every other part of me was as healthy or better than before, my voice didn't have the juice it had once had. Luckily other directions in life were opening up so it wasn't a huge loss. But to this day I have to be careful in how I record my podcasts and audiobooks. I have to have a certain amount of rest, place the voice a certain way, do short sessions...you know the drill. My limit is 30 minutes. And here you are, figuring out how to make magic one line at a time! I'm grateful for your dedication to yourself. Huge congratulations on making your music magic available to the world! Many blessings to you.
Thank you so much for sharing this. And yup, I so know the drill. Thankfully I’ve had great voice teachers who have helped me out technically, but still, all the tension, the dryness, the inflammation, the muscle weakness just ruins the voice. Sometimes, when I have a good voice day I can’t record because I end up crying happy tears just for having a voice that day.
I can imagine, and I get it. ❤️
It's amazing and inspiring to read how you've adapted and accommodated yourself to create an album like this. I've pre-saved Salem and can't wait to see/hear what comes next!
Yay thank you for pre-saving 🙏 And thank you for your kind words 😊
Thank you so much for sharing this! Absolutely radical 💛
Thank you so much!
Madelleine, I'm in such awe and heartfelt admiration of how you've birthed your music, I'll pre-save and hear more later. Your voice is spiritual. Thank you for taking more of your energy and time to share how you created the album. Inspiring and impressive are such small words for such an incredible achievement. Warm wishes of congratulations, and a BIG BRAVO!!
Thank you so much Victoria, that means so much ❤️
Huge congratulations on your forthcoming album, Madelleine!
And thank you for generously sharing some of your creative process with us and the beautiful snippet of Salem.
"My message is that creativity is vital for many of us and should be prioritised if at all possible." I believe this too.
Thank you so much! And yes, creativity is so important for many of us.
This post makes me so happy. Congratulations! Well done! You sound beautiful and what a wonderful example you have provided for NOT fighting for your limitations. 🫶
Thank you so much!
I am so excited to see this album and to listen to your work!
Thank you so much! I’m excited too!