Creative Thinking

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.

As a freelance creative, it can be hard knowing what to charge for your work. Here are 10 steps to finding your true value.

Don't enjoy doing a particular job? Here's how you work out what to charge.

Art matters. It helps us understand each other, bridges divides, brings us together. And we need that, urgently.

Clubs have always been places to experiment, explore and find your tribe. A new London exhibition celebrates that.

You have to let yourself do it badly, in order to do it well.

The best selling novelist on her writing routines, plotting and polishing — and how her five children inspire her

What to do on those days when you're just not in the mood for creative work

What I learned from Cal Newport’s book Deep Work

Take an hour out of your week, to do something that makes your heart sing.

Is the New Year really the best time to set new goals, and build new habits?