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#MarketYourMarketing: October Workshops I am thrilled by the response to my initial #MarketYourMarketing workshops in September. Over 300 people registered for each woMrkshop and between 90-150 people attended on the day, with many following up…
How to Stay Organised While working from home, you would think it would be easier to stay organised. But that isn’t always the case. It’s easy to get distracted, forgetful and sometimes like lazy. So…
Do Cliques Form in the Workplace? Short answer: yes, cliques do form in workplaces. This is not necessarily a bad thing, and if you disagree that they don’t, then that probably means you’re in one.…
How to Ace a Job Interview in Publishing I recently appeared as the first guest on Ain Chiara Bensenouci’s #PublishingNotes Instagram Lives. It was a half an hour Instagram live where Ain interviewed me about…
Top Ten Literary Fiction novels Today’s Top Ten lists is all about Literary Fiction novels! We’ve read at least one, usually because we were forced to at school. But I do genuinely love them, and…
Money Saving Tips During Self Isolation If you’re anything like you’re me, you’re trying to save some money during this global pandemic. It also helps that I have an accountant for a dad and he’s…
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 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…
Turn Your Bathroom into a Private Spa with these 10 Easy Tips We could all do with a little rest and relaxation right now. So why not do it in your own home? To help…
How to Maintain Your Mental Health in Self Isolation Right now, we’re going through a weird and lonely time. Isolation is not a state of being that many of us would choose to enter optionally.…
Things to do during Self-Isolation Okay, we all seem to be in the same boat – or room – at the moment. Instead of doing a post on anxiety and self-awareness, I thought instead I…
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 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 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…
