Writing an eight page feature is not always fun. Travelling to London, New York then San Francisco and back in just four days to research it certainly isn’t. For my troubles I ended up with a blister on my ass cheek about four inches in diameter from sitting in the ‘economy long-haul position’ for a total of thirty hours. I also completely lost any idea of what day or time it was for about three days after I returned. Still, if somebody asked me to do it all over again I would without hesitation. I’d wear thicker, possibly padded, underpants on all the flights but I’d definitely be there.
You see, for me, there’s nothing quite like the buzz of wandering into Borders or Smiths and seeing something you did on the cover of a magazine. It’s so easy to become blasé about what you do. However, I still think it’s a great privilege to be able to write for other people. They might not agree with you or think you can’t write for toffee but hell it’s causing some emotional response at some level and how many jobs elicit that kind of feedback? Probably loads now I come to think of it but still it’s pretty cool.
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