How to deal with writer’s block
I have a theory about writer’s block. **blog readers scatter at the advancing onslaught of one of Joanne’s Theories About Stuff** Oi, come back you […]
Media Training – How to make the most of media interviews
What comes next when you do media interviews with journalists? How will you know if and when the feature is published? And what does it […]
Oh the Horror – Pitching to Editors on the Phone
If you’ve been following the posts on getting started as a writer, you may well be gearing up to the freelancer’s horror – following up […]
Magic Tidying – Decluttering’s not just for Spring
Have been in major decluttering mode lately (interspersed with a trip to Belfast where I injured my toe. But rest assured, this is a toe-free […]
Getting Organised: The To Don’t List
Have you ever tried to get organised, and written a To Do list that was so vast and daunting in its scale that you felt […]
Procrastination for freelancers – is it really so bad?
So I nearly signed up for a time management course but didn’t get round to it. I sometimes think that procrastination isn’t as bad as […]
Why Creative People Need to Bake More Cakes
When I’m coaching creative people they often complain that they’re great at starting things but not at finishing them. So they can come up with […]
How to write a CV for a job in media
Traditional careers advice doesn’t really take account of the fact that CVs land on media recruiters’ desks in their hundreds, and getting yours to stand […]
How to deal with interview nerves when applying for a media job
When I worked in TV, I had a run of shockingly bad media job interviews. There was the one with the scary BBC lady, whose […]
Comfort Zones and Fear of Pitching
You will often hear the term ‘Comfort Zone’ bandied about by personal development types, usually with the implication that staying within your comfort zone is […]