Monthly Wrap-Up – January 2018
Inspired by Austin Kleon’s Ten Things, and in awe of Pip Lincolne’s Taking Stock blog posts, I’m going to give a weird hybrid of the two a crack. Here we … Continue reading Monthly Wrap-Up – January 2018
Category: Life
Embracing My Inner Loser
I’ve been having a couple of those kinds of weeks. I’ve taken on work I really didn’t want to take on because, you know, dignity isn’t as important as paying … Continue reading Embracing My Inner Loser
A Festive Salute to Freelancers
The first big production company I worked for cultivated its own mythology, which included tales of the heady, freewheeling 80s when TV budgets were beyond generous, and so too the bosses. … Continue reading A Festive Salute to Freelancers
How Would You Describe Yourself? An Incidental Discovery
Towards the end of last year, I was in a bit of a state. I was still coming to terms with being a freelancer, I wasn’t being productive as a … Continue reading How Would You Describe Yourself? An Incidental Discovery
I Love You, Collective Experience…
Let me start by getting a small confession out of the way – I have read the Twilight books at least five times all the way through. While I am … Continue reading I Love You, Collective Experience…
Judge The Work, Not The Audience
In which I get all a bit hot under the collar about people who dismiss youth media (or any genre storytelling) because of their own prejudices about the intended … Continue reading Judge The Work, Not The Audience
I Hate Brick-Sized Books And I Cannot Lie
In which I confess I no longer fight my inability to stomach really, really, really long books. What a terrible confession to make, but it’s true. The first … Continue reading I Hate Brick-Sized Books And I Cannot Lie
How Sydney killed my library
In which I talk about small homes, lost libraries and e-readers. I went out on a limb a few years ago and bought my own home. And by bought I … Continue reading How Sydney killed my library
