creative maverick

I first met novelist Matt Whyman when he gave a talk at London Writers’ Club on what he calls Sustainable Writing. He very kindly agreed to write this guest blog post on the topic.
Sustainable Writing
When it comes to filling in forms, I never enter ‘novelist’ under my profession. Nor do I say that’s what I [...]

Tim Smit led the creation of the £130 million Eden Project.
What was once a disused clay pit went on to become one of the most popular visitor attractions in the UK despite its relatively remote location in the hills behind St Austell in Cornwall.
Tim is, in my terms, very much a player. He takes on [...]

Ever thought about writing a self-help book yourself? If so, you’ll be interested in Suzy Greaves’ interview with me on my experience of writing my book (which I am due to finish for Pearson Education next week). Suzy is one of the UK’s best life coaches and the author or two of her own excellent [...]

Leslie Scott created one the world’s favourite games, Jenga. Recently, she kindly agreed to be interviewed for my forthcoming book “Screw Work, Let’s Play”.
Here, she explains how she turned her baby brother’s playing bricks into the world’s second biggest selling game (topped only by Monopoly). She also explains how she kept going through debt and [...]

Pat Kane is one half of Scottish pop duo Hue and Cry. Famous for hits in the late 80s and early 90s like Labour of Love, the brothers are still making music today and released Open Soul earlier this year.
Aside from music, Pat is also a writer, consultant, play theorist, and activist. He is author of The [...]

Derek Sivers is a remarkable guy. He’s best known as the founder of CD Baby which he sold for $22 million last year but he’s also been a professional musician and at one point a circus clown.
He is very much a Scanner who has found a way to manage his addiction to learning, creativity and variety to launch [...]