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Twitter is more than just a social media platform. It’s part of the Zeitgeist, our moment in history. Using...
Twitter is more than just a social media platform. It’s part of the Zeitgeist, our moment in history. Using...
As the pandemic slowly grinds, 500 days into my “new normal”, I’m trying to imagine ways to add more...
What is a personal brand? The phrase puts some people off. Although, in a way, we all have a...
For February I did the Music Writers’ Exercise (#MWE) which involved listening to and writing a short review of...
With the snow falling here in London it was time to take stock and reflect on a difficult month...
Aspiring writers are told they must do more reading in order to improve their writing. But reading the classics...
As part of learning to live with recovery I made this piece of art which is now available as...
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...
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...
Today is Epiphany. The sixth of January marks the end of the Christmas season, 12 days after most of...
It was a lot of fun being a film critic, running a film review podcast and website, but the...
Yesterday I took my first Japanese Calligraphy lesson. There I was, the only non-Japanese in a class of five,...
The advice to steal like an artist has become popular in recent years. I don't agree with that way...
One of my favourite magazines has published its final edition. Thank you and goodbye to Just Jazz Guitar Magazine....