Been a while since I've done this - but the usual terrifying insomnia before a stupidly early shift is drawing me back. Something a little less solid this time, but bear with me...

I'm currently trying to type up all my relevant material from an old notebook in order to make the (admittedly rather painful) transition to a new one. In doing so I came across this incredibly pretentious and self-important musings on the frustrating and futile process of trying to 'make it' as a…

Not all art is for sale. I think we all know that, really - don't we? Popular culture is (rather bizarrely) admiring of those 'genius' artists who never made a penny in their own lifetimes, and those of us who have ever studied formally within our chosen creative fields will no doubt have - at some point - encountered a somewhat disdainful attitude from tutors and academics towards 'commercial' work.

Now - I'm certainly not of the opinion that commercialism is the way…

For anyone who's still listening - I HAVE STARTED SOMETHING!! It's exciting. It's also terrifying and embarrassing and a little bit ridiculous. But at least I'm putting pen to paper, and I mean that quite literally.

I'm sure it's not unusual for a writer to claim that they find their work 'flows' better when they write by hand. I have very specific rules about the materials I use and, ridiculous as they may sound, they've become the only way I can work. Different materials for…

In keeping with the season, I thought I'd share a few of my resolutions for this year. While I claim to have no particular wisdom to impart (most of this has been stolen piecemeal and reassembled haphazardly over the past few years) - no doubt most writers struggle with similar issues, so this might at least be of interest for that pleasing sense of "Oh yeah - me too"...

1. START SOMETHING.

I know many writers who say they find it much easier to start a new project than…