I’ve been dreaming of this new blog series for a while. I read a LOT of amazing stuff online. Content that really inspires, that pushes boundaries, that leaves me with many an “a-ha” moment (and a ton of blog post ideas). My plan is that each month, I’ll round up the good and the great […]
Is there a perfect way to structure a blog post? The internet seems to think so. I’m always seeing articles about what your articles should look like. But is there definitively one way to do it? No, of course there isn’t. Nowadays we hear a lot about weaving a story into our posts too – […]
Why is it that we just can’t say no to a daily challenge? I’m a bugger for them. It’s not even like I just SEE these super-fun challenges on the interwebz and decide to hop on. Oh no. I insist on creating my OWN daily challenges all. the. time. And you know what? I never […]
Last week I braved London. The moment I heard Elizabeth Gilbert was headed to the UK, I knew I had to be there. I don’t even care that what should have been a 3 hour round trip, ended up being 8. So worth it. I’ve read a few of her books (namely Eat, Pray, Love […]
I’ve mentioned before that the internet is an everlasting gobstopper of content – not matter how long you suck on it, the flavour keeps coming. Ok, that metaphor’s getting weird… Let me start again. We’re in charge of our client satisfaction, our marketing, our product development, our admin and accounting, our facilities issues, our tech… […]
In a word, yes. I’m all for having a content plan – as a pro copywriter, I have to be. If all of my clients had a lackadaisical last minute approach to their content, I’d be camping out in stress city. (For everything you need to know about planning your content, download a free copy […]
One side effect of the information overload we’re all suffering from is that we scan. We don’t read. We scan. It takes seconds for us to skim over an article and decide whether or not we want to read it, tweet it, pin it, etc. There are tons of really simple ways to break up […]
This post started a few months ago, with a little Amazon sale – an event that always ends with a shit ton of biz books and trashy novels on my Kindle and doorstep. Because it doesn’t count if they’re 99p, obvs. I remember thinking “YES!”, I can review all of these awesome business books and […]
So we’ve already delved into the world of apps and online goodies to support your writing habit – today it’s all about offline tools. I’m pretty retro with my approach to writing – everything hits a piece of paper before I take it to the keyboard. For me, the words flow better that way. My […]
When it comes to writing (or any creative practice really), having a top notch toolkit to rely on helps IMMENSELY. Today I want to talk specifically about those online tools that can make the experience (as well as the output) that much better. Evernote For capturing ideas on the go, Evernote is my No. 1. […]