Jan has always been an experience maker and expressed her creative spirit through her songwriting and music performance, and paintings “But once I started going down to Nashville to co-write with other songwriters and artists, and attending workshops and other industry events, I realized that I was a songwriter at heart.” Her songs started getting attention and won 1st place in the country category for the USA Songwriting Competition. That recognition provided an invitation to play a showcase at the renowned Bluebird Café, and play at other Nashville iconic venues. Years later, her song “I Will,” co-written with Randy Morrison and Matt Rogers, was recorded and released by Texas superstar Darrin Morris. The single went #1 on the Texas charts where it remained for 3 weeks..