I loved his stories on The British Grove Broadcast, however, he had a seasoned journalist helping him with writing. I tend to think that Mark isn't joking when he says he can't write prose, it's a different skill set than writing poetry, and songs are another planet in that respect. Often the song's lyrics would work badly as a piece of poetry and vice versa.[/quote]
So someone who studied journalism and got a degree in English can't write prose!
Sorry but this doesn't wash.If he couldn't write prose he wouldn't have graduated with a degree in English and he certainly wouldn't have lasted a year studying/working in journalism.
This boils down to the simple fact that Mark only does what he wants to.It must be great being able to live your life like this because most of us can only dream of having this option.
As with all things Mark I look forward to the next installment.He'll do his own thing and that's good enough for me.