MADE BY WOODSMOKE STORIES FROM THE ROAD
MADE BY WOODSMOKE: Stories From The Road is the retelling of a diary I kept while travelling through Europe for three months with my fiancée, Kirsty.
The trip gave me space to think about my life and work up to that point, and to pay attention to what didn’t feel quite right.
This is for artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs who are trying to make something for themselves, but can feel it isn’t quite working yet. I’m sharing the story of the trip, the diary entries, and the ideas that came out of it, in case they help you find your own way forward.
WHAT IS THIS?
- An ongoing series of diary entries that begins with a three‑month road trip across Europe.
- The journey continues after we get home, as I try to put the ideas into practice.
- If you sign up (free or paid), new editions will arrive by email.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
- It’s for you if you’re building something you care about, but you can’t quite name what’s not working.
- It’s for you if you’re tired, slightly stuck, or simply ready to look more closely at what you’re making and why.
ACT 1: THE TRIP
(Sharing now)
A road trip across Europe, and the notes that came out of it. Burnout, reset, and trying to pay attention again.
ACT 2: TESTING IDEAS
(Coming next)
Back home: trying things, shipping work, and noticing what changes when you do.
ACT 3: OTHER VIEWPOINTS
(Later)
Conversations with other artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs — shared as viewpoints to borrow and test for yourself, not templates to copy.
BE FEATURED IN ACT 3
I’ll be gathering people to feature too. If you’d like to be part of it, send me a short version of your journey: what you make, what you’re building towards, and the moment (or moments) that changed how you work.
START HERE…
Before you read the latest edition, start at the beginning.
In the first issue, Kirsty and I travel from England to the Normandy beaches. It’s the beginning of the trip, and the first point where the story shifts from “we’re on the road” to “something’s changing in how I think about my work”.
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