Fenxy

Lady Astor: "If you were my husband, I'd put arsenic in your coffee."

Sir Winston Churchill: "Madam, if I were your husband, I'd drink it!"

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Whilst skidding backwards down a snow covered Swiss mountain my son averted his gaze from the in car DVD, pulled out his earphone and said "Dad, can I have a sweet?"

He's good like that.

This isn't "Plan B"

Scrivs I should have made it clearer, it relates to any creative work really.

The process you describe is just what I have been through with some of my projects. Too good to discard but somehow never quite getting finished.

@shadowsun: Ha ha. My heart skipped a beat then.

Jazzjeppe,

I've been playing guitar and keys for about 23 years, since I was a youngster.

About 8 years ago I spent around £8000 converting my garage into a studio and kitting it out. About two years ago I hit the wall and stopped playing altogether.

I recently started writing and playing again and have found a new found release in music. The difference this time is that I've taken all the pressure off.

It doesn't have to be perfect, it doesn't have to have commercial potential and above all I've stopped being a perfectionist about it and do it just for me.

I feel what your saying and think it's just the same as stepping back from a project and re-evaluating things. Doing something else is fine and probably healthy if you no longer enjoy what you've been doing but I guess the real crux of what I'm saying is let things gather dust but don't throw it out.

One day you might just pick it up again but with a whole new perspective.

Whatever you decide try not to feel too bad, it's just a new chapter.

Clarkey.

Another Shawshank redemption candidate here.

Also Cry Freedom back in the 80's.

Heck, anything with injustice starts me off!

Got to check out this notebook thing - how did I miss that?

Sometimes I . . . . talk to myself in a funny voice whilst staring in the mirror, and then have a really good laugh.