Mancunian poet, storyteller, philosopher and social thinker Mike Garry tears up the Moleskine rule book with his top 10 tips:
1) write – everyday
2) read – everyday and widely
3) go to the theatre
4) don’t watch television
5) listen to radio 4
6) use form – sonnet haiku limericks excercises
7) go to the arvon foundation
read your work allowed
9) use libraries
10) if no one will do it for you do it yourself
