Can a man reinvent himself with the big 40 looming large ahead of him? Can a hobby and a dream be turned into a living?

Probably not.

But here is where we are going to find out.

So, after resigning from my stable job of 21 years with a large pub chain, I face the daunting prospect of unemployment. My divorce from my employer was messy. Its not done yet. But this blog isn’t about being bitter, its about searching for the silver lining of a difficult turn of events, or searching for a new way to make a living, of taking a risk or two while the opportunity has presented itself.

And the car crash this risk is likely to become!

It will be a tale of fanfiction, of home brewing, of creative writing failures, and the futile search to make a couple of quid. So tag along, at least we can all have a beer if it all goes wrong!