A Creative Life-Pushing Through The Self-Doubt
Being creative can be hard work. Hard to get the words onto the screen for that next draft, hard to get the confidence to write the book, launch the blog, heck even write that funny tweet. Creatives...
View ArticleA Mum, An Artist and Story of Mum
Today I'm curating the Story of Mum online tour.The concept is that as a curator, I select an image from one of the stills from the Story of Mum Gallery that speaks to me and I contribute something...
View ArticleMaking My Creative & Personal Plan For 2014
It's funny how things happen right when you need them most.
View ArticleHow Kids Made Me More Creative
Kids have honestly made me more creative. That's a fact.I was of course creative before kids working as a screenwriter, director and magazine editor...you get the picture. I was born creative,...
View ArticleThe Power of Putting it Down on Paper
At the end of last year, I anxiously scribbled a creative plan down on paper for myself and blogged about the process HERE. A liberating act and one that was utterly necessary in helping me to focus on...
View ArticleMy Career as a Professional Blogger
I'm often asked what my career is and although I'm a trained, award winning filmmaker and adore directing, the last two years have seen me become a full time blogger, a career that happened organically...
View ArticleTips for Creative Success
After the overwhelming response to my post My Career as a Professional Blogger, I want to share more tips and advice and will do regularly on my blog right here.
View ArticleSharing My Creative Life
For those who follow this blog know, the last 2 1/2 years or more have seen me become a full time professional blogger.I love my job whether I'm working on major campaigns to modelling and ambassador...
View ArticleBlogging Tips
Yes I'm a full time, well paid professional blogger but I'm always learning. Some refer to me as an expert but this is an ever-changing, exciting brave new world so not sure about that but let me tell...
View ArticleMy Top 10 Blog Camp Blogging Tips
It was an honour to be asked to speak on two panels about my professional blogging career this weekend at the Tots100 Blog Camp in Birmingham and share what I know.It was fabulous to meet so many of...
View ArticleSpeaking about my Blogging Career for Mode Media at the Internet Advertising...
Yesterday was a whirlwind of a day as I spent it in London with my Mum (we arrived the night before) so I could speak on a prestigious panel for Mode Media first thing (Mode represent the display ads...
View Article5 Tips For Freelancers Juggling Work and Kids
Juggling is hard whatever you do, but when you work from home and need to do school runs, take breaks in between your day for childcare or to cook and even catching up with work at night, you need to...
View ArticleMy Top 10 Tips To Help Bloggers Go Pro
Oh the irony that this in itself is a commissioned post (!) but it is of value to you and my tips will hopefully help you too get work. You see, I'm a full time professional blogger and have been for...
View ArticleBe Who You Want to Be
Just before Christmas, I discovered this poignant blog post You Are Who You Think You Are by acting and business coach Daniel Dresner, thanks to my friend, great comedian and actress Andi Osho, and it...
View ArticleBe Your Own Best Publicist
I've recently hired a PA/Publicist to help me with the load as my blogging business is rapidly expanding, but I've always believed and practised promoting my own work whether that was filmmaking, my...
View ArticleTop 5 Tips For Growing Your Social Media
Bloggers/business owners/brands depend on social media to grow, expand and thrive. Social media is an easy, instant way to connect with friends and potential readers/consumers. Read more...
View Article5 Blogging Rules to Break
Rules, rules, rules. I get it, many, many rules when it comes to creativity, be it screenwriting to blogging and beyond, are incredibly useful for insight, guidance and inspiration but rules, my...
View ArticleSpeaking at Tots100’s Blog Camp & My Top 10 On Camera Tips
Saturday saw me train-it to Birmingham, taking my Mum along for the ride (my biggest supporter, it was so sweet she wanted to hear me speak) as I shared my experience as a full time blogger at...
View ArticleBeing Confident
Recently, I've noticed a fair few people remark on how confident I am, or at least appear to be (it was mentioned several times at Blog Camp where I spoke recently, with many asking me how they could...
View ArticleA Vlog: The Power of Parenting Bloggers & My Tips for Bloggers & PR’s
Last week saw me presenting as part of the prestigious GroupHigh's Outreach Marketing Virtual Summit. Read more...
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