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Want to become a freelance copywriter?
My latest guest post for the Evoluted Think Tank is now online. This time it’s all about how to become a freelance copywriter – and naturally I used my own personal story as the basis for some insightful advice. Please go and have a read, and be sure to leave a comment! Link: Evoluted Think [...]
Voiceover script writing: goats on film
Mrs Wheatley and I took a little trip out to Heeley City Farm in Sheffield yesterday afternoon, where we saw goats, ducks, chickens and even some newborn lambs. I only heard of Heeley Farm recently, when working on some voiceover script writing for filmmakers Renton Productions. It’s a small farm but it’s open every day [...]
I’m a guest blogger!
I was thrilled to be asked to write a guest post for Evoluted’s new Think Tank web design blog a couple of weeks ago. The article, ‘Five ways not to write fun microcopy’ was published a couple of days ago and has already managed to spark more debate than anything on here – largely thanks, [...]
Freelancing brings fame, paparazzi
Being a freelancer is awesome. That’s the general conclusion of the Sunday Herald’s feature about rising numbers of creative types choosing to work for themselves, which featured my words and face. They sent a photographer round to the house and everything. Being a freelancer really is awesome! As you’ll gather from the text, this was [...]
Merry Christmas, holiday opening hours
To anyone stumbling across this fledgling blog today or over the next week: Merry Christmas and happy New Year! Some of us will still be working in between these two delightful holidays. So if you suddenly find an urgent need for a marketing email, a bit of web copy or anything else, I’m available. Xmas [...]
Hello, new WordPress site
So here I am clogging up of the Internet by adding another blog to the trillions already out there. Why? Because it’s a good way to keep my copywriting portfolio up to date and get more involved in the marketing discussion online. I’ll be writing about my latest projects, announcing any creative opportunities I can [...]