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Private Pursuits: The Difficulty of Writing
Writing is hard. It is harder still when fighting battles with yourself. Yet this is trampled on completely when November’s fad of eleven years, NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month, comes around. The idea is to write a 50,000 word novel by November 30th. Like many other things around me at the moment, it is an … Continue reading »
Keeping Ahead of the Game
Timing is everything. I recently completed my first ever assignment as a freelance copywriter. As happy coincidences go, the same day saw a long overdue catch-up with expert of the trade, London based copywriter, Al Allday. Such meetings, I cannot deny, offer me a mixture of encouragement and trepidation. Our career paths lie roughly in … Continue reading »
Something Hard: Struggles in Self-Marketing
Training programmes for research postgraduates now include a number of courses and events related to career development. These include CV workshops, presentation skills, interview skills, and so on. Continue reading »
