Vanishing time
Have a look at your calendar for the month ahead. Observe its gentle slopes and rolling plains. Time. Space. Empty air. Enjoy the illusion: the… Read More »Vanishing time
tools and techniques
“The successes pay for the failures”
They say that publishing works on this basis, with the most successful books subsidising the disappointments. Within the limits of publishing’s Rule Number One (“Remain… Read More »“The successes pay for the failures”
Strategy (7): interlude – strategy and scarcity
This is the seventh post in a series – start here. There will never be enough time, tools, people, or other resources to achieve everything… Read More »Strategy (7): interlude – strategy and scarcity
To do list as practice (3): stimulus and response
Post 1 on to do lists Stimulus Stop! Catch yourself! That, right there – the moment when you finish work without reviewing your list, and… Read More »To do list as practice (3): stimulus and response
To do list as practice (2)
Post 1 on to do lists The card system … is what’s working for me at the moment. This is how it works: In the… Read More »To do list as practice (2)
To do list as practice (1)
I’m coming to the conclusion that how you manage your to do list – on paper, in a calendar, on an app, in your head… Read More »To do list as practice (1)
Strategy (6): Strategy and intentions
This is the sixth post in a series – start here. Definition of Strategy (as a skill or activity): Strategy is the practice of making,… Read More »Strategy (6): Strategy and intentions
Strategy (5): Strategy is about plans (part 3)
This is the third part of the fifth post in a series – start here. Definition of Strategy (as a skill or activity): Strategy is… Read More »Strategy (5): Strategy is about plans (part 3)
Strategy (5): Strategy is about plans (part 2)
This is the second part of the fifth post in a series* – start here. Definition of Strategy (as a skill or activity): Strategy is… Read More »Strategy (5): Strategy is about plans (part 2)
Story, not premise: 2000AD writing guidelines
These are great writing tips, applicable – with a bit of adaptation- to any medium. Future Shocks are self-contained, four page science-fiction short stories with a… Read More »Story, not premise: 2000AD writing guidelines