There’s often a common theme to the conversations about work I have with lots of people who have a job and receive a salary. They’re intrigued by what it’s like...
I’ve been fascinated by some of the language that’s in the news at the moment around Brexit and how we can take lessons from it into our businesses. Specifically, I’m...
In November I ventured down to London to take part in #writerscrawl, a week long series of events organised by the Direct Marketing Association to celebrate copywriters and the art...
As you may know, my partner, Chris, and I have recently moved into a house and garden that needed (and needs) quite a bit of refurbishment to bring it up-to-date...
In September, I ventured down to Bristol for Copywriting Club, an occasional get together for copywriters organised by the Direct Marketing Association. On my chair when I arrived were two...
There’s a question in The Guardian’s weekly Q&A column that I just love: “Which words or phrases do you most overuse?” I love encountering new words, revelling in unusual ones...
Maybe you heard it too. When RBS’s previous quarter results showed a £2 billion loss, the bank’s Chief Executive put it down to ‘legacy issues’. The BBC described these legacy...
I’ve been feeling my age recently. We’ve just bought a new house and, as renovations commence, I’m acutely aware that I have less energy and stamina than I did when...
(This post is a bit introspective / navel-gazing, so be warned…) Whenever I think about creativity I think about artists, sculptors, novelists, poets. For me the creative process is a mystery...
