Tag: writing

  • How to put together an editorial calendar for bloggers

    How to put together an editorial calendar for bloggers

    Since my first 30 day blogging challenge in 2016, I have used an editorial calendar. Different people may have different ideas of what constitutes an editorial calendar. I use a spreadsheet to store ideas for blog posts or other content so that I have a constant stream of ideas to use when I am trying…

  • Online networking for stay-at-home workers

    Online networking for stay-at-home workers

    Missing the watercooler or the canteen already? It’s been over a week since workers of all kinds have been told to work from home if possible in the UK. One of the best things about working in an office is the people that you meet and work alongside. One of the downsides of enforced working…

  • Stronger Fiction: Should you write what you know or know what you write?

    Stronger Fiction: Should you write what you know or know what you write?

    One of the oldest pieces of advice for people who want to write fiction is that they should “write what they know’. This sage piece of wisdom is passed down from teachers to young pupils, from tutors to college students and in many creative writing classes. Yet, what does it actually mean? And is it…

  • 20+ fun things to do when you’re stuck in the house

    20+ fun things to do when you’re stuck in the house

    Do you feel the need to find something positive to do this weekend? As a freelancer who works from home most of the week, I have never really felt that “stuck at home”. Even this week, I have managed to cope with working around (nearly grown up) children, school online and DH working from home.…

  • How to write a freelance Curriculum Vitae or CV

    How to write a freelance Curriculum Vitae or CV

    This post was first published in 2017 as Tips for Creating a Freelance Curriculum Vitae. It has been updated with new information. When you begin applying for jobs as a freelancer, many organisations ask you to send a CV. This article will show you how to write an amazing CV that will help you to…

  • Infographics, Coronavirus and Social Media – the best of the last 9 days’ blogs

    Infographics, Coronavirus and Social Media – the best of the last 9 days’ blogs

    It’s been a non-stop whirlwind of opinions, infographics and social media during the last 9 days. I’ve written blog posts on all kinds of topics and there have been lots out in the world to enjoy too. So to avoid FOMO (fear of missing out), here are the best blogs you (nearly) missed! Comparing new…

  • 10 tips to working from home when you’re used to being in the office

    10 tips to working from home when you’re used to being in the office

    Many people are finding themselves working from home for the first time in a long time, or even ever! Adjusting to this situation, which has occurred very quickly could take some work. The children may be home from school and your partner may also be around more. There could be a lot of distractions, but…

  • 10 Facts that China have shared with the World about Coronavirus so far

    10 Facts that China have shared with the World about Coronavirus so far

    The Chinese government have shared a document that explains what first happened when coronavirus or COVID-19 was discovered as a rapidly transmittable disease back in December 2019. They shared the lessons they learned and compared the disease to two outbreaks of virus that have happened within living memory: SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) in 2002-3…

  • Blogs Interrupted

    UK March 2020 Day 14 30 Day Blogging Challenge Things have gone quiet round here. I’m still hoping to publish 30 blogs, but not in 30 days. The world seems to have gone mad: university students are being sent home, IT people are being told to work from home, schools are shutting and everyone is…

  • Secrets of Stronger Fiction – more realistic bad guy/girl

    Secrets of Stronger Fiction – more realistic bad guy/girl

    Please note there are some spoilers in this blog post in the interest of creating stronger fiction. Many adult stories do not contain a definitive bad guy.girl. In many children’s stories you will find a baddie character – someone who sees it as their life goal to thwart the main character and make their life…

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