Hello darkness my old friend

It’s been a lit­tle while since I last wrote a blog of my own. You know that say­ing about a builder’s house nev­er being fin­ished? Some­thing like that…

So it’s high time I showed my face and gave you (and Google) a lit­tle update about where I’ve been, where I’m going, and what I’m doing that I said I’d nev­er do again, ever. 

Where did you come from, where did you go?

If you’re new here — wel­come. I’m Niki, a Mil­ton Keynes-based copy­writer, liv­ing and work­ing amongst those con­crete cows, famous round­abouts, and that Cliff Richard music video backdrop. 

I work with busi­ness­es from glob­al brands to local inde­pen­dents, cre­at­ing copy that con­nects, con­verts and makes mar­ket­ing that lit­tle bit easier. 

And, I’ve recent­ly returned from mater­ni­ty leave round 2; now offi­cial­ly qual­i­fied in pre­tend­ing I don’t have choco­late in my mouth when I very much do. 

A fresh new look

It’s not just my abil­i­ty to hide choco­late from chil­dren that’s changed — you might have noticed a brand-new web­site, too. 

The orig­i­nal A Way With Words brand­ing had been with me from the start so it felt like the right time for a refresh: new colours, new fonts, new words, and new pho­tos (cap­tured by the very tal­ent­ed Stephanie O’Callaghan).

It’s a brighter, bold­er reflec­tion of what I do – con­tent writ­ing that bal­ances cre­ativ­i­ty with clarity.

New projects

Com­ing back from mat leave, I thought I’d ease myself in with some inbox admin, a catch-up cof­fee or two, and plen­ty of get­ting my “oh my God what hap­pened here” house into a slight­ly less chaot­ic state. But, in true A Way With Words style, I leapt straight back into some bril­liant projects, including:

• Work­ing with an IT train­ing provider – proof­ing web copy gen­er­at­ed by a cus­tom GPT tool to make sure it was cor­rect, on-brand, and with­in the word count.
• Work­ing with a dig­i­tal design agency – turn­ing their research study on AI and mar­ket­ing into a clear, com­pelling dig­i­tal download.
• Work­ing with a mar­ket­ing team – pro­vid­ing the final con­tent proof before their shiny new web­site went live.

It’s been a busy return to work, but I wouldn’t have it any oth­er way (espe­cial­ly now I have nurs­ery fees to pay for — have you seen those!?). 

What’s coming up

Over the next few weeks, I shall be attend­ing and then talk­ing about a coun­try music fes­ti­val — but out­side of that I will also be:

• Help­ing a local start-up launch their beta prod­uct – cre­at­ing web copy, con­tent strat­e­gy, blogs, and even an award entry to get them noticed.
• Plan­ning ahead for clients’ 2026 mar­ket­ing cam­paigns – help­ing them make the most of AI tools with the all-impor­tant human touch.

And on a per­son­al note, I’m also train­ing for the Mil­ton Keynes Win­ter Half Marathon. Yes, I did say I’d nev­er run again after the Lon­don Marathon back in 2019 (where did that time go?!). And I’ve large­ly kept to that promise but if you know, you know. 

Let’s work together

So, that’s me – back, refreshed, and ready to help busi­ness­es tell their stories.

Whether you’re a start-up look­ing to make your mark, an estab­lished com­pa­ny need­ing pol­ished copy, or some­where in between, I can help with:

• Blog writ­ing
• Web copy
• Whitepa­pers and reports
• Proof­ing and edit­ing (AI-gen­er­at­ed or human-written!)
• Con­tent strategy

If you’re look­ing for a con­tent writer in Mil­ton Keynes (or beyond), I’d love to hear from you.

👉 Get in touch and let’s talk words.