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My 9/11 story. An eyewitness account of that blue sky morning

I write this in honor of the precious lives lost in the September 11th attacks. I have deep gratitude for the first responders of NYC Fire and Police who rushed toward the danger I was fleeing. My heart goes out to the families of those who lost their lives that day. My name is Sarah Jane Nelson, and I’m a songwriter and recording artist in Nashville,…

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Instagram deleted my account with 10.5K followers for no reason. Impersonation accounts win.

Nov 11, 2020 Update: I started over on IG so please follow @sarahjanenelson 💗 I resisted Instagram for a long time. I was a Facebook girl and was happy that way. After taking a course on Instagram marketing, I finally caved and started putting a lot of time and energy into building @sarahjanenelson. As an independent songwriter/artist, I knew I needed to embrace Instagram and…

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Tina Benitez-Eves wrote a nice article about my new record in American Songwriter!

Jun 29, 2020 When I set out on the journey to release this record, I knew that it would be an uphill battle. I didn’t have money for a PR person to pitch my album to journalists. I was told that, without PR, I wouldn’t have a chance for any decent press. As a single mom, independent artist, I didn’t have any choice, but to…

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