Hi as Sting is about to publish his first book (not counting the "Message In A Bottle" children's book) here's some information from an old Record Mirror from July 14, 1979: "...all this (the Police tour) will be mapped out in Sting's daily journal, something which he has been keeping for over two years now. I make myself write 200 words every day," he said. "Sometimes I write more, sometimes it's a real effort to even string together a sentence but it's necessary for me. Why? Oh, because I want to be a writer and I believe that your brain has to be exercised in the same way the rest of your body does. I don't believe you can be a good writer without practice." ... "I want to write a novel eventually, maybe when I'm about 40. I'm not ready yet. I've tried before, but I didn't even finish them. They were the same as any other teenager's first attempts - mainly autobiographical. And I don't really think I'd experienced enough to be convincing. You've got to live life to the full before you write about it, otherwise you just sound shallow." ... "I wouldn't mind trying my hand at script writing. Or Movie making..." Dietmar