The Writing Desk
“Your blog? Why don’t you ask people to talk to you? Ask how they work – how they do things? Like being nosey around other people’s desks, that sort of thing? Tips, advice, ideas…? That could work.”
Joanne Dolezal | Marketing Consultant – and very clever friend
The Writing Desk is a series of set questions, answered by funny, witty and generous souls from around the world. The one thing I’ve learned from it? A lot of copywriters love Enid Blyton’s Moonface…
“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…
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