Category: Play Book

So 19 days in... It's just time to get on with writing the thing. Updates on a slightly less regular basis to follow.

Father's Day. A nice cycle ride by the Thames for breakfast near Hampton Court. A cycle back though a hot and sticky Bushy Park. A brief stop and then to swimming lessons for the eldest. Back for lunch, and then an afternoon of clearing the temporary kitchen to reconfigure into the new temporary kitchen. Put … Continue reading 18. Book Reset: days like these

This is a summary of work slotted in to spare crevices of time today: I have recut the book proposal to reflect the new structure I have got in touch with Tracey to get some feedback from a trained professional I have formed a loose alliance with someone else who is also currently writing a … Continue reading 16. Book Reset: progress

If this book is to be a travelogue, then the people I'm going to talk to are a series of destinations. Here's what the map looks like... The improvisers David Schneider - the comedian, writer, director and social media agency founder Neil Mullarkey - one of the founders of the Comedy Store Players Phelim McDermott … Continue reading 15. Book Reset – the destinations

So today I am one day away from being half way through this 30-day exercise. Part of my aim with this was to try to get myself into the regular habit of focusing for a short period every day on the book. I'll be honest, I'm starting to find it hard. But 14 days of … Continue reading 14. Book Reset: a regular cadence

OK. So I want to tell you a story (as it used to go...) Here's what I think the new structure of the book should look like. An Introduction. A chance to introduce myself and the ideas that have influenced the creation of this thing. I'm not sure, but it probably still looks the introduction … Continue reading 13. Book Reset: what new looks like

So having been thinking about this over the past couple of weeks, it's clear that the structure to which I have been working doesn't fit any longer with the thing that I want to write. But the structure that I have is one that has been attracting some interest from publishers. So can I create … Continue reading 12. Book Reset: The new structure

So alongside the great dread of failure or being found out there is another worry that I have from the work that I have done so far. There are a number of people who currently operate in the world of play (with adults in workplace environments) and who, from my vantage point here, take quite a … Continue reading 11. Book Reset: Childlike

Being judged. That's something that's holding me back in this project. What if I were to do all the work, put my heart and soul into it, get something out there (and something far more fixed and permanent than my usual ephemeral ramblings) and then people didn't like it? Even worse, what if it just … Continue reading 10. Book Reset: the fear