Your Story Matters by Nikesh Shukla

Nikesh Shukla, author, writing mentor and Faber Academy tutor, knows better than most the power that every unique voice has to create change. Whether it’s a novel, personal essay, non-fiction work or short story – or even just the formless desire to write something – Your Story Matters will hone your skill and he... See more

What is the point of building a digital business?

On the surface, a benign question.

The simplest argument is that we build a business to make money and earn a living (from our intellectual work).

While this may technically be true, I would argue that earning a living from our work is a benefit of something more significant.

Revenue is the byproduct o... See more

“Let go of what has passed. Let go of what may come. Let go of what is happening now. Don’t try to figure anything out. Don’t try to make anything happen. Relax, right now, and rest” Tilopa

“There is this distinction, in Western culture, between human and everything else. There’s that hierarchy – we are constantly interacting with the world around us, yet not questioning what nature means. Over 50% of us is bacteria and we’re constantly in flow: whether it’s the food we eat, or the bacteria within us, or the clothes we’re wearing”

On Writing by A.L. Kennedy

After six novels, five story collections and two books of non-fiction, and countless international prizes, A.L. Kennedy certainly has the authority to talk about the craft of writing books – it’s just a wonder she’s found the time. These are missives from the authorial front line – urgent and vivid, full of the excitement... See more

But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

Steering The Craft by Ursula Le Guin

Le Guin lays out ten chapters that address the most fundamental components of narrative, from the sound of language to sentence construction to point of view. Each chapter combines illustrative examples from the global canon with Le Guin’s own witty commentary and an exercise that the writer can do solo or in a ... See more

The below quote by William S. Burroughs is only becoming more relevant with time:

'What does the money machine eat? It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty and above all it eats creativity. It eats quality and shits out quantity.'

When incentives are tethered to status and gaming attention as the mechanism for building an audience, we have a serious fucking problem.