But actually there is something many of us creatives need more. Time to reflect and think. It is very easy to get caught up in a whirlwind of creating – especially if you are good at what you do. There are article deadlines looming, proposals to complete, clients to satisfy.

If you don’t take time out however, you miss the chance to replenish your creative side.

There was a time I had completely stoped reading. I wrote all the time, but barely had time to read. Now I make time to read every day. For my pure enjoyment of it. It’s made me a better writer.

I go to at least one movie a fortnight. Sometimes I go to three in a week. I think about scriptlines, why they shot something as they did- and how they conveyed emotion. It’s fun- but I can justify it because it is reinvigorating my creativity.

I listen to music. In fact I steal other people’s music and try it out (well steal is a harsh word. Borrow is perhaps more apt.) I listen to the stories woven by words, and think how I could translate a song into an image or a chapter.

I exercise. I walk along the beach and feel the elements of earth, water and air. I practice yoga, and I meditate, emptying my mind of busyness.

Feeding your brain needs to happen if you are in it for the long haul. Short haul? Well you could make it. But long term you need to replenish yourself. I know I need to.