Create Not Consume: A Challenge for August
A few days ago I was flicking through Instagram Stories when I saw one from Sara Tasker, aka. Me and Orla. It was an answer to a question someone had asked her about how to become a better writer (or at least I think that was the original question). Her answer was...
How and why you need to create your own lane
While I was interviewing Lucy Lucraft for an episode of her own podcast, What She Said, she asked me if I felt competitive with other copywriters. It wasn't something I'd really given much thought to, so slightly off-the-cuff I said that I actually don't, because I've...
The 10 Best Books I’ve Read So Far This Year
If you follow me on Instagram, or are subscribed to my newsletter (Letter & Notes, you can sign up to receive it every Monday morning below), you will know that I like to read! I'm currently on my 34th book of the year (Emma Healey’s Whistle in the Dark), yet I don't...
How to survive your first few months running a small creative business
In my most recent newsletter (you can subscribe to receive them every Monday morning via the form below) I shared that I had a really good week last week, and I am finally beginning to feel like I am getting somewhere with my business. As I said in this blog post, it...
Three months in: Lessons Learnt from Launching a small creative business
On the 22nd of January this year, so a little over three months ago, I shared my rebranded and rewritten website on social media (this makes it sound like it was a big launch - it really wasn’t. My mum liked it though). At the time I don’t think I really saw it as a...
How I survived the first two months of business
Two months ago I relaunched my website and brand, and in doing so went from part-time freelancer to full-time business owner. It's been a bit of a bumpy ride! I also committed to writing a weekly letter every week to my list, sharing my experiences and insights...