The idea of being a writer, making a living from writing has followed me around for decades. I’ve tried, before, to make a creative lifestyle work. Maybe I didn’t try for long enough. Perhaps I gave up too soon. Or should simply have tried harder. I don’t know the answer to that question. But, here…
Writing
Injecting New Life Into My Creative Impulses
The screenwriter Brian Koppelman similarly talks about why, after many years of being afraid to, he finally ran down his dream of being a writer. “What I finally realized,” he said, “was that if I allowed these creative impulses to die, it would be like a real death, and like any form of death, it would…
The One Thing I Wish I’d Known at 20
That question: what would be your best advice for your 20 year old self? My answer is very short. But, first, some background. London I lived in London in my twenties. Always South of the River. Putney. Richmond. Southfields. A stone’s throw from Wimbledon All England Lawn Tennis Club where, once, I was a ball…
