5 Shows To Watch When You’re In A Creative Funk
5 Shows To Watch When You’re In A Creative Funk The thing about being a creative person is that you have your highs and lows. You find yourself in this bi-polar zone, most times; on…
Category: Career
How to Develop your Personal Brand
How to Develop your Personal Brand So, you’re in lockdown huh. Why can’t you work on your personal brand? Now is surely the perfect time. Right now, I’m building on my writing brand. I’m sharing…
12 Twitter Accounts About Publishing You Should Follow
12 Twitter Accounts About Publishing You Should Follow So as many of your know I work in publishing. I am the Marketing Manager for Avon, HarperCollins. Currently most of the publishing industry are working from…
The Magic Formula For Supercharging Your Career
The Magic Formula For Supercharging Your Career Everyone wants their careers to advance, but nobody wants to wait for twenty years, slogging away at their desk before something happens. They want to progress fast. Getting…
How to Pitch to an Editor as a Freelance Journalist
How to Pitch to an Editor as a Freelance Journalist I became a freelance journalist, alongside my full-time role in publishing, in 2018. I am entirely self-taught, having never studied journalism or even attended classes on…
20 Things to Do If You’ve Been Furloughed
20 Things to Do If You’ve Been Furloughed A lot of workers have been furloughed recently, including staff at my company HarperCollins. It’s a shame, but a safety measure that has been put in place…
My Self Isolation Routine
My Self Isolation Routine It’s kind of difficult to do a morning or evening routine right now, as everyday is beginning to look at lot like all the other days of the month. Instead, I…
How to Pitch Yourself
How to Pitch Yourself I am a massive side hustler and I’ve got where I am because I pitch myself. I am the ultimate Pitch…er. Pitching yourself is not an easy thing to do though,…
10 Side Hustle Ideas for Creatives
10 Side Hustle Ideas for Creatives If you’re a creative – like me – having a side hustle is a great to way to utilise some of your outstanding creative energy. But what is the…
How to Make the Most of London Book Fair 2020
How to Make the Most of London Book Fair 2020 Every year the publishing industry goes a bit crazy during London Book Fair week in March. I have been to the London Book Fair every…
What Skills Does a Marketing Executive Need?
What Skills Does a Marketing Executive Need? I’m currently mentoring a marketing assistant in the publishing industry, and the first question she asked me when we met – beyond, who the hell are you –…
Going Up? Traits You Need To Have To Progress To A Managing Role
Going Up? Traits You Need To Have To Progress To A Managing Role It’s in the name: being a marketing manager means that you are in charge of people. When you are working in a…
I’m a London Book Fair Trailblazer 2020
I’m a London Book Fair Trailblazer 2020 At the beginning of the year I was nominated for a London Book Fair Trailblazer award, as one of thirty one nominees. The Trailblazer awards are to celebrate…
New Years Resolutions 2019: How Did I Do?
New Years Resolutions 2019: How Did I Do? It’s that time of year! It’s the end. It’s time to look back and reflect on what I wanted at the beginning of the year and how…