Where to Start with Charles Dickens
Where to Start with Charles Dickens If you’re interested in reading classics but don’t know where to start here are a few tips on where to start with Charles Dickens. Charles Dickens is arguably England’s…
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How I Write 10000 Words a Day
How I Write 10000 Words a Day Today’s blog post is all about how I write 10000 words a day. Firstly, to all my writer friends this is not a brag. Yes, I tend to…
A Day in the Life of a Marketing Manager | Lockdown Edition
A Day in the Life of a Marketing Manager | Lockdown Edition This title makes me think of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Sadly, this is not as cool as that. This is a Day in…
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…
80 Things to Do During Self Isolation
80 Things to Do During Self Isolation I think we’re all at that point of self-isolation where we’re running out of things to do. Unlike many, I don’t have kids, but like so many my…
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 –…
How to Create a Vision Book
How to Create a Vision Book I love a good vision board. They’re fun to create, useful and I think they work. However, as a person with multiple side hustles and numerous careers a board…
Tips to Help Improve Your Blog Website
Tips to Help Improve Your Blog Website Nowadays, everyone owns a blog, and the ability to make a success out of your blog isn’t as easy as some may make it out to be. In…
How to Start a Blog in 2020
How to Start a Blog in 2020 I can’t believe that this years marks the seventh year of my blogging career. Or at least three year anniversary of having this blog. So, to start the…
How to Defeat Stuffocation
How to Defeat Stuffocation I’ve realised recently that I’m feeling quite suffocated due to my stuff. I’ve got a lot of things and not enough space. I’m experiencing stuffocation. It’s time a declutter, but not…
How to Write a Standout Cover Letter
How to Write a Standout Cover Letter As someone who has changed jobs multiple times over three years, I have written my fair share of cover letters for publishing. I also worked in recruitment and…
Day in the Life of a Marketing Manager
Day in the Life of a Marketing Manager For those of you that don’t know, I’m a marketing manager in publishing. I work for a small – yet mighty – imprint of HarperCollins. Honestly, no…
What I’ve Learnt Since Leaving University
What I’ve Learnt Since Leaving University I graduated university three years ago! It feels like yesterday though, and I imagine quite a lot of my class mates feel the same. University was a very strange…
How to Travel on a Budget
How to Travel on a Budget I have no qualms saying I’m broke. I live in London, on my own, and have a lifestyle that is based on experiences which cost money. That being said…