Most work that never gets finished dies in the same place: somewhere between good enough and not yet. You keep adjusting. The thing gets worse, or it gets nothing, and eventually you stop.

October Sketches came out of a seven year composition practice: a prompt, a short window, a piece of music which is then published regardless. It has produced the good, the bad and the weird.

The resulting book of constraints is designed to close that gap. It contains unique prompts, illustrations and is designed to be written in, drawn on and marked up.

It fits in a coat pocket. A clean copy at the end of the year means you didn't use it.

Practical:

- A6 (105 × 148mm). Printed in small batches.

- 36 original prompts for creative expression in music, composition and beyond.

- Original illustrations by Rebecca JH Niven & Sophia.

- Cover pages printed on 100% chlorine free pulp and byproducts of the brewing industry.

- Internal pages printed on premium 100% recycled paper.

- October Sketches aspires to the Certified B standards and is working towards our certification.

- All October Sketches books are proudly printed and manufactured in the United Kingdom.

Materials:

Cover: Gmund Bier Papier, 250gsm - made in Bavaria from brewer's spent grain, recycled beer labels and fresh cellulose. FSC certified. Blind debossed, unlaminated.

Interior: 120gsm Evolution Uncoated, FSC certified. Takes pencil, ballpoint and fine-liner.

Stapled - so it opens flat and stays that way.

Printed in Colchester on FSC papers with vegetable-based inks.

No lamination, no plastic.

The whole book goes in the recycling when you've finished with it, though the intention is that you don't.

Ships within 2 working days. Currently UK Only.