by Cali Bird | May 24, 2018 | Creating with a day job, Food for thought
This week I am proud to welcome writer Mark O’Loughlin to the Meet The Artist series. In the interview below Mark tells us how he transitioned from a full-time job, which didn’t allow him much creative time, to part-time work. Mark now has a great balance...
by Cali Bird | May 11, 2018 | Being gentle, Creating with a day job, Fear and Procrastination
There it is again. That voice in your head that tells you your art work is crap, or your writing is appalling or it’s not worth bothering. The inner critic is the same voice that tells you your creative ambitions are too scary and it is best if you stay in your safe...
by Cali Bird | Apr 26, 2018 | Creating with a day job, Fame and Success
This week I am very pleased to welcome Philip Whiteley to the Meet The Artist series. Philip is a seasoned writer whose day job is in corporate writing and ghost-writing. On the side he also writes novels. Despite being a professional writer he spent seventeen years...
by Cali Bird | Apr 16, 2018 | Being gentle, Creating with a day job, Fear and Procrastination, Food for thought
I sat in tears at my computer. Why was I doing this? Was it really necessary? Why had I even started it? Maybe I should abandon the idea. I was so daunted. The task in hand was building the home page for my new website. I am technically minded so it wasn’t beyond my...
by Cali Bird | Mar 21, 2018 | Being gentle, Creating with a day job, Fear and Procrastination
How many people do you know who are passionate about a creative venture but never do anything about it? Every time you ask them about it, there is always a reason why they haven’t started. One of the main reasons that people procrastinate on a project is because they...
by Cali Bird | Mar 7, 2018 | Creating with a day job, Fame and Success, Fear and Procrastination, Food for thought
One of the common problems I see in would-be creatives is that they are waiting for someone else to give them permission to create. This is not always obvious. For example you might be waiting for someone to publish your book to give you permission to be a “proper”...
