Delaying gratification for my art
I’ve decided that the only way to really motivate myself to write all the time is to reward myself for good behaviour. If I write (or at least sit at my computer/notebook without looking at email or the internet) for an hour then I get half an hour’s knitting as a reward. Yes, it’s come to this – I’m rewarding myself with knitting. It’s a trick I’m trying to teach my kid right now – get your chores done first and then you can play as much as you...
Read MoreWhat to do when you don’t feel like writing
This week I’ve been a right lazy bastard when it comes to writing. I haven’t felt like it. I’ve been doing everything else but. Especially knitting. I’ve knitted three dishcloths and a mohair teddy bear. But no writing. Not a sausage. I know I have to write more material for my stand-up routine, but I’ve been avoiding it. I haven’t been writing in my little black book. I haven’t been inspired. Tomorrow is my class. Today I knew I had to write. So I sat...
Read MoreMarilla who?
I am a British-born actress and stand-up comic who does lots of voice work (for commercials, cartoons and corporate clients) and sometimes, when I'm very lucky, tv and film. When I was in England I did mostly theatre. Now I'm in Canada I spend the majority of the time writing and performing stand-up. When I'm not making episodes of Talking Bollocks, that is. And that's me for you.