Mon 13 Nov 2017: I make new mixes of the demos of the songs that will fade out to give me a better sense of how the songs will all fit together. I've been listening to them to try and arrange them. At the moment I think it's likely that I will publish all 9 songs but only release 5-6 in a mini-album because 3-4 just don't quite fit at their current form. I'm happy with that and it takes some of the pressure off. I start work on finalising the scores and building the skeletons for the proper versions. It's actually really nice to strip the demos back to the bones and rebuild them again from scratch. It's almost like starting fresh but with the some of the hardest work already done.

Tue 14 Nov 2017: I listen to all 9 songs in order today with the fade out versions I rendered last night. They change the feel and actually make the songs a bit more cohesive. They sound more like an album.

Thu 16 Nov 2017: I had thought that the 9 songs I have written so far had covered the range of emotions that tell the story of my life at the moment; that I had nothing more to write about right now. But emotions and feelings of alienation this week have seen some new inspiration bubble to the surface that I've started writing down ideas for.

Sun 19 Nov 2017: The focus this week has been on getting the scores for the songs finished. I work most evenings, all day Saturday and Sunday morning. It's good to get the scores finished and I'm ready to start work on the recordings. But today it's time to have a rest. It's been another tough week and I'm exhausted.