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Shortlisted for a Brilliance in Blogging Best Writer Award

April 30, 2014 Joanne Mallon 1

I am incredibly chuffed to have made the shortlist for the Brilliance in Blogging awards, in the writer category. Apparently there were tens of thousands […]

New feature about fear of driving

February 7, 2014 Joanne Mallon 2

Just wanted to let you know that I have a new feature about fear of driving published over here at Welldoing. It covers what it […]

When you lose a freelance contract

January 22, 2014 Joanne Mallon 2

What to do when you lose a freelance contract

Confessions of a bad blogger

January 8, 2014 Joanne Mallon 0

I didn’t post for about 3 weeks, but I don’t think anybody noticed. I even took my children on outings and ~ whispers ~ didn’t […]

Mumsnet’s BlogFest: A retrospective

November 12, 2013 Joanne Mallon 6

  “The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.” ― Gloria Steinem   “Never go to bed mad. Stay up […]

Can self-publishing be profitable?

September 29, 2013 Joanne Mallon 1

  So, which is better – traditional publishing or self-publishing? Can you make any money at either? Let’s ask a man who knows. This week […]

Good stationery’s not just for kids

September 8, 2013 Joanne Mallon 4

    Fasten your bibs, stationery lovers, and prepare to drool, for I have some quality stationery porn to waft in front of your ink-stained […]

Overcoming fear of driving featured in Prima Magazine

July 8, 2013 Joanne Mallon 1

  Just a heads-up that there’s an excellent feature all about overcoming fear of driving in the August edition of Prima Magazine, which is on […]

13 tips for writing great blog reviews

13 tips for writing great blog reviews

June 28, 2013 Joanne Mallon 3

This is a follow up to the previous post on how to get started writing reviews on your blog.    Hopefully by now you will […]

how to get started writing blog reviews

How to get started writing reviews on your blog

June 24, 2013 Joanne Mallon 6

    On Saturday I took part in a panel at the BritMums Live blogging conference about writing reviews. There were many things I wanted to […]

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