“Often, I find the process of writing quite torturous. Like giving birth, but with words.”
The Writing Desk | Gill Andrews
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Katherine
Katherine Wildman is a copywriter for creative agencies and multinational brands – and the Creative Director of Haydn Grey.
The Writing Desk | Ryan Wallman | Head of Copy at Wellmark
If I was just starting out as a copywriter? I’d read Drayton Bird’s Commonsense Direct and Digital Marketing, followed by…
The Writing Desk | Deborah Nock | Medical Writer
“Hi, I’m Deborah Nock and I’m a freelance Medical Writer.” Normally I get blank looks when I tell people that, so just to explain a little more…
Sally Mayor | Word Nerd | Copywriter and Trainer
‘Mr. Smith, my English teacher at school, spotted a fellow rebel in me and we got on really well.’
The Writing Desk | André Spiteri | Freelance Copywriter
“André, do you read any blogs or magazines about writing? (And I mean read, not just subscribe to and delete/leave on your desk and recycle?)” “I’m lucky enough to be mates with some of the finest copywriters in the biz, so I’m spoiled for choice. Some of my must-read blogs are… “
“Life – being – is the greatest of all art forms.” John Hegarty
Way back in 2011, Sir John Hegarty visited Tyneside Cinema. A random Google search this evening has revealed a selection of gems from that day…
What was happening in your life that brought you to the Copywriting Conference this year?
A cheeky round-up of the Copywriting Conference 2019 at The Barbican with Joanna Wiebe and more… read more
Five things that even seasoned copywriters might not know
I asked Tom Albrighton, author of Copywriting Made Simple, for five fabulous factoids from his brilliant book. He shares them here…
The Writing Desk | Mary Whitehouse | Word Service Marketing Communications
Madmen? I AM Peggy (apart from the getting pregnant by an account exec and giving away the baby bit). Mad Men reminds me a lot of my early career in ad agencies, the misogyny and everything… Meet the brilliant Mary Whitehouse
The Writing Desk | Nick Parker | That Explains Things
Voicebox? It’s the ‘tone of voice kit’ that I created. It’s for start-ups, small businesses, agencies, copywriters – and is essentially the simplest way I could think of to help people ‘do’ tone of voice. Meet Nick Parker…
Grammarly vs. the copywriter – who’ll win?
I'm smiling as I write this. Within Grammarly. I'm smiling because I love Grammarly (And because updating my WordPress plug-ins means I can't get into my site for a bit.) I love Grammarly and I think it's an awesome piece of kit because I can run everything I write...
What happens when you say yes?
Do you find this in your business? Some months are calm and quiet, and everything plods along as usual – while other months seem to operate on a higher – and far more public level? Stepping up to the plate Whether you're a raging face-to-face extrovert – or more of a...