Did I find it easy writing a Christmas Special? No. The idea of a podcast episode involving Christmas crossed my mind several times while writing Jelly Trumpet but I always dismissed it. I’m not sure why? Perhaps I thought it was a bit vain, that somehow Jelly Trumpet wasn’t worth it. You can listen to…

Have a look at the 9 Trumpets of Creativity for ideas that will help you be more creative (if you want to work on your creativity). What If, Jim? Now I’ve done it. I have to put my words where my mind is but I have given myself permission to fail. A List of What…

I was awake at 5:50am. I followed the domestic trail, breakfast and ablutions. Now I write. No. I am typing this trying to explain to myself and to anyone who is cursed with a creative mind. That you and I can follow the ‘ruts’ we have made. That road we travel looking for stories and…

Rewriting is like taking a large, silly dog on a walk. You’ll visit the same places and have sniff because it is familiar. You’ll also sniff out new interesting spots. Visiting a script again you do become ‘nose blind’ and you tend to blank the sport / action / joke /dialogue. It’s too familiar. So…

Staring Mary the Entrepreneur The Startup came about as a ‘sitcom’ I used to publish on LinkedIn. It was my way of dealing with the dross on the network. The idea was to take the p*ss of people being silly. That is talking tosh, marketing speak and the endless thanking of people just to get…

Jelly Trumpet started as a scripted podcast aimed at helping small businesses and marketeers explore their creativity. Hence, regular items giving tips, interviews of creative people and challenges at home. In between these items were silly comedy spots that I called Riffs. My Business, Conversion Detectives I run a digital marketing agency, Conversion Detectives that…

The Struggle is Real At last, we start to publish Season 03. It’s taken a long time. Jelly Trumpet is a side hustle for all of us. Why does it take so long? Writing: each episode had 8 drafts. Total writing time each episode: 14 hours average Recording: The whole season, 10 episodes took 16…

When you start writing you see yourself as the one and the only person creating the piece. You can only progress creativity when you let others in BUT you must be in charge. This means that you have to reality test what is contributed. The Collaboration Engine It’s simple. Respect people and listen. Absorb what…

What could I mean by that? Well, when you make anything it is yours and you have an emotional attachment. You may become stubborn to any change from your vision. Don’t get me wrong I’m not saying you must be willing to give up your vision after a comment. I’m saying you must listen. Then…

I once thought ‘Well, I’m creative now. I know how to be as creative as possible all the time.’ Did I know everything I wanted about creative thinking? Fool! Yes. I am a fool. One of the meanings, now lost, for the word ‘Fool’ is an agent of change. I change stuff like you do….