How to make more money
A few suggestions to help you make a little extra this month. Because times are tough, and we all deserve to be paid for our creativity.
Creative Thinking
Helping you to live your most creative life
Ten of the Best Books for Writers
Writers love to read – and write – about writing. Here are my favourites.
In praise of inconvenience
We're being force-fed convenience, apps that take the effort out of everything. But some things are worthwhile because they're hard. Creative work, for instance..
12 ways to make life better. Instantly.
Running on empty? Here are 12 tips to make life feel better, more juicy and creative. Instantly.
How to find focus in an increasingly distracted world
What I learned from re-reading Cal Newport’s book Deep Work
Take control of your technology
It is meant to serve us, but if you don't take control of your technology, it might end up controlling you. Here's how to begin
Andy Weir on writing an accidental best-seller
The Martian was published in serial form on Andy Weir's website, then self-published. Here's how it became a best-seller – and a Matt Damon film.
How to be an artist
Sally Mann is an acclaimed photographer. Her book Art Work is a guide to the creative life. Want to know how to be an artist? Start here.
Clean up your creative life
Declutter. Reset. Reorganise. Refresh. Give your creative life a spring clean, to make work easier!
When did you last tell the world how brilliant you are?
What we can all learn from our twentysomething selves
Eat the frog: why it’s good to do the difficult thing first
Do what you're dreading, and everything else will feel easier
Ditch your to-do list
A radical approach to productivity: do what you want to do, not what you feel you have to do. Choose joy.