Category: Making

When you’ve been telling yourself a story for so long, what happens when it begins to change?

Why do we all bother working in industries like care, teaching, or the arts when the pay is so low and the respect so little?

Can a style be objectively bad and therefore something that can be corrected?

Being tired isn’t failure, it’s just an opportunity to do things a little differently than usual.

What if figs in winter weren’t a fiction, but a reality?

Imagine committing to something no matter what. It’s easy to say you are until, of course, the things that truly matter come to the fore.

If you can’t write a 3-page graphic story, how on earth will you write a 300-page, 3-book series?

If I begin with an audience in mind, do I really push myself to produce what I think is exceptional? Or am I just looking to please?

Every now and again, it’s worth sitting back and reflecting on why we spend our time doing what we do – and why it’s fun.

It’s easy to know when a commercial work is complete – there are deadlines and audience. But what happens when the work is just for me?