Why going to work is an alien concept

Colin is a photographer. I was helping him with a proposal for a contract. We were looking at his portfolio trying to shortlist over a decade’s work into just five pictures. Over a latte we tried to get into the client’s head – what were they after? A safe pair of...

Crimes against the audience

I am not a big fan of Sex and the City. The anticipation surrounding the release of the second film is ridiculous. But what really gets my goat is this; my opinion doesn’t count. It’s a film with a ready made audience which will succeed despite the one and two star...

No more excuses. Start and learn as you go

How many times have you heard someone say ‘one day I’ll write a book…’? Yes, yes, we all have a book inside us. And often that’s the best place for it to stay (says she with a first draft in a box beneath her bed). Something is holding us back from writing the...