1 April 2024
A lot happened last year. It was a difficult and strange time to be a working writer. There were fears around AI. My sector, tech, suffered an effective bear market which resulted in a slowdown in hiring. Interest rates rose and marketing budgets were reduced. And exactly midway through the year, I endured the biggest health crisis of my life.
There's just one problem: None of these factors were within my control. I'd be lying or lazy (or both) to say that last year's under-performance was purely circumstantial. I made a mistake and effectively tied my hands behind my back. What do I mean? In 2023, for the first time in my writing career, I stopped writing for myself.
