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What Is A Personal Brand
The phrase “personal brand” is used a lot but it’s not always clear what it means. Here’s a simple...
The phrase “personal brand” is used a lot but it’s not always clear what it means. Here’s a simple...
Remembering a busy afternoon shopping in Tokyo and being introduced to the phenomenon of Jazz Kissa.
We look to habits or hacks, we seek methods or tricks, to try to be more creative. But maybe...
All of us are touched by anxiety. We experience it ourselves or know people who do. For artists and...
Choosing an annual theme is always challenging. Especially following on from a huge one like 2018's Year of...
Picasso is famous for his art. But, seeing his work over and over again reminds us of something...
Having self-published a non-fiction book I've decided next time I will work with a publisher instead. Here's why.
There’s plenty of advice out there about how to attract an audience online. A lot of it is really...
Do we become a beginner the moment we decide to try something, or does it take time to become...
We dream of being more successful. But there’s a rule no-one wants to talk about, which follows success and...
Authors and writing coaches consistently say first drafts don’t need to be perfect. Yet writers get stuck, trying to...
Is there a more annoying question than ‘Can I pick your brain?’ It’s time to stop this. It’s...
We accept – often grudgingly – that our work might need to be edited. But perhaps editing is more...
Two years ago, during an extended stay in New York, while walking through Central Park every day, I noticed...
The Japan Writers Conference, held over two days, brought together a diverse collection of authors, editors, poets and publishers
Featuring the work of more than 300 artists, writers, designers, paper-makers and printers, the Tokyo Art Book Fair was...