When it comes to writing, I see myself as a sprinter rather than a marathon-runner. Few of the articles I write break through the 2,000 word barrier; the majority of my commissions are under 1,500. So, I’m actually pretty pleased – even surprised – that one self-generated writing project now stands at more than 20,000 […]
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What’s in a name?
A sure sign that I’m something of an GEEK is that I find the company’s current product line a tad annoying – not because of the products but the ever-so-slight mess (in my not-so-humble opinion) of the brand names that have been attached to them. It’s all a far cry from the simple four-quadrant […]
Keeping out of the interview
It’s a matter of personal taste, I know, but whenever I’m reading an interview, the last person I want to be aware of is the interviewer. There are exceptions, of course; TV writer Graeme Kibble-White wrote a fascinating article for Doctor Who Magazine a while back about the evolving relationship between himself (as a journalist) […]
Touchy-feely Networking with the Personal Touch
No one on the fifth-floor of Headland House last Thursday evening was likely to argue with writer Hina Pandya when she pointed out that “the freelance world (of journalism) is changing.” Indeed, everyone (well, at least the half-dozen people I had time to speak with) at London’s first NUJ Freelance Salon was there to “get […]
Reviewing Theatre
The first rule of theatre reviewing, according to Lyn Gardner, is “that there are no rules – you’re writing a review to express your thoughts and feelings about a theatre show, not taking an exam”. Well, that’s fine as far as it goes. As she points out, a “theatre review” in our brave new digital […]
Changing Hands
Some magazines appear to have charmed lives. Or, to put it another way: while some publications never rank among the top-sellers in terms of circulation, they’re sufficiently robust concerns to survive (and, indeed, prosper from having had) more than one publisher. Take, for example, three specialist “coffee table” publications: monthly titles The English Home and The […]
Loaded no more.
I’ve never bought, let alone read, an issue of Loaded. Generally speaking, I despaired of the original lads’ mag and its focus on drinking, football, drugs, music and pictures of semi-naked young women. Yet, I’ll be the first to admit that I felt a twinge of sadness on hearing that the current April 2015 issue […]
