The fear

It’s inevitable, in an industry reliant upon and mostly inhabited by the self-employed, that work comes and goes – even the best actors, directors, set designers (and so on) will have had to contend with ‘quiet periods’ – there’s a reason the phrase ‘resting actor’ has become part of the theatrical vocabulary – but that … Continue reading →

Working for free

Working freelance is tricky at the best of times, especially in the arts, and often you’ll find yourself being offered unpaid work, or at least, work that won’t pay anytime soon, but could lead to something very lucrative in the future… What do you do? Do you take it on, hoping it may lead you … Continue reading →

An interlude

I am currently in an interlude: a moment between hours. I’m actually not doing that much. I am now married, but it wasn’t difficult or strenuous. I don’t feel quite as hounded as I normally do by the need to work or just generally get things done. I have read before that the modern work … Continue reading →

Work work work work…

My goodness. Has it really been over a week? Well, depending on where you’re reading this, it’s nearly been two… mea culpa, loyal readers. Impossible as it may sound (for a writer), I’ve been working my little socks off. I thought I’d take the opportunity to fill you all in on what I’m working on. … Continue reading →

Contentment

Sorry for the recent paucity of updates… I’ve been trying to get to a point with most of my work where I can have Christmas for just me and my fiancee. Also, working on getting A Fistful of Snow published here, trying to get all of the music links, even video links in place! In … Continue reading →

Edinburgh work

There’s hard work, and then there’s Edinburgh work… I’m absolutely swamped! It’s interesting to see people running around the town now, and working out who they are from the looks on their faces: The Audience: They swan along, meandering in and out of shops, bars and cafes. They haven’t a care in the world, they’re … Continue reading →