Write to Write

A fledgeling writer’s journey to write

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The shorter, greater challenge

The shorter, greater challenge

Bear with me while I pop back in time a handful of years to when I messed around with stand-up comedy.
For the first few years as an aspiring stand-up comic, one must tread the rocky paths of the open spots. These are the 5 minute - or if you are lucky 10 - slots that [...]

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All a matter of timing (and too little of it)

All a matter of timing (and too little of it)

I wrote on my personal blog about how work - that’s the bit that actually pays the rent right now - overshadows pretty much everything else, including the creative writing. When writing has to be squeezed-in to available hours, it can be tough to summon up the inspiration.
The day-to-day demands of working in the UK [...]

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I do not enjoy writing

It’s official, now that I am well on the way to completing Persistent Spirit, I can say I officially do not enjoy writing. But hand me the chance to this it full-time, and I’d bite your arm off faster than a starving mongoose with a genetically enhanced disposition for arm-biting. —- A posting from neildixon.com
It’s [...]

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