Poetry is one of the earliest art forms practised with language. Hated by schoolboys worldwide, its often viewed as archaic, elitist and stupid. Which is why I have started a Patreon page to share my poetry with the world. As a working writer, it’s a long road from creation to … Read More
Have you ever read Stephen King’s book, ‘On Writing’? You should read it. Even if you are not intending to write. It provides the best explosion of the myth of creativity I have ever read. Most people think creativity is magic. The picture people like Stephen King, Popstars, Michelangelo, Steve … Read More
Without structure, there can be no creativity. Routine, repetition, rules, structure: these are not the words that most people think of when discussing creativity. Indeed, they are ideas that many creative people reject. And yet, when you dig deeper and ask more questions, everyone has their little tricks, favoured places, … Read More
Brett Lock, 49, is a London-based South African creative. He is primarily known as a songwriter and musician. However, he works in several mediums has done a lot of writing and design to boot. This is his interview about the nature his creative habits and process and the thing itself. … Read More
There is a lot of advice out there about being creative… how to activate your creativity, to start being creative, to get out of creative block etc etc. Well, I have been writing poetry since I 1980 and have never really stopped. Actually, my creative CV is pretty impressive: Wrote … Read More
The Entrepreneur’s Emotional Toolbox was released less than a month ago. None the less, I have had many queries from friends and colleagues as to what the next book is going to be all about. Well, weirdly enough, I DO have a new project on the go… in fact two. … Read More
I spent most of my Thursday last week at Rockstart incubator hub. They invited me in as a writing and content generation expert to spend 30 mins each with a few of their entrepreneurs. This is a concept Rockstart use a lot, getting all types of experts in, and I … Read More
I think I had some pretty specific goals in mind for myself for 2016. However, I have forgotten the details. None the less, I will revisit what I recall and see how this year delivered on the goals that I was after. The one goal I know I spoke about … Read More
Joan De La Haye is well-known horror writer, with a new book out and a lot to say. I asked her to write about her inspirations and her creative processes… she thought that was hilarious, but she wrote the piece that follows anyway. Hello my Freaky Darlings, David asked me … Read More
The Entrepreneurs Emotional Toolkit is about half way through its third edit. I must admit it’s taking me longer than I planned. Other work has snuck in and used up a lot of the time I wanted to use for completing the third pass on the text. Oh and the … Read More