So what is a commonplace book? Well, it’s kind of like the bullet journal’s much less hyped distant cousin. It’s not a productivity tool, more of a writing-based scrapbook. A place to collect the wit and wisdom that you’d usually stumble across and think, ‘that’s great, I must make a note of that’ only to […]
Practicalities of Writing
Brilliant Books to Read if You Want to be a Better Writer
You want to be a better writer. But there are masses of books about writing and creativity out there. (A quick search on Amazon.co.uk shows over half a million results for books on writing, and over 30,000 on creativity.) Some are motivating, helpful and wise, and others are long-winded, dreary and humour-free. So here are […]
When Location Rebellion Goes Bad
In which our writer heroine perches on a huge, wobbly pilates ball and finds she can’t think of anything except falling off it. The best thing about being a freelance writer is that I can work from pretty much anywhere. Yup, I’m a location rebel. All I need is a reasonable internet connection and my […]
My Spacehop Review
Finding the right place to write can be a challenge, but it’s just possible that this new startup could be offering exactly what writers need. If you subscribe to my newsletter or follow this blog, you’ll already know that I’ve recently been trying out a new shared office concept called Spacehop. It’s a bit like […]
Why I’m About to Become a Spacehopper
The thing I most love about my life as a freelance writer is precisely that I’m free. I get to make my own schedule to suit me, and this feels very healthy and adult. There’s no more slinking past a glowering line manager at ten past nine because the District Line was running slow, and […]