My virtual diary has never been this busy. Speed networking, catch-up Zooms, Eurovision parties, Friday afternoon drinks and even a murder mystery. The variety has been great, but the opening question is always: “So, how has copywriting in Milton Keynes been during the lockdown?” And, while I politely smile and say “everything is great, thank […]
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I don’t mean right, right now. But, in general. When I’m not talking about running or eating ice cream, I can usually be found copywriting. And one of the most common questions I’m asked right now is: “Should I be blogging, what with everything else going on?” While my accountant would certainly say: “Yes. Absolutely. If
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“Apply,” they said. “No one ever gets in,” they said. They were wrong. It was 8th October 2018 and while my friends were Whatsapping smiley faces alongside their rejection emails, I was stood (barely) with a provisional acceptance form in my hands. “Your entry into the Virgin Money London Marathon to be held on Sunday 28 April
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Single shoe on the side of the road, Where did you come from, From who were you thrown? Didn’t they know that you came in a pair? Or when they get to the shops, One foot will be bare? Single shoe at the side of the road, Where did you come from? From who were you thrown?
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It was an exciting week in Milton Keynes last week. MK was mentioned in the Sunday Times’ best places for business, I discovered magnetic measuring spoons and the finalists of the MK Business Achievement Awards 2020 were announced. Celebrating the very best of Milton Keynes, the MKBAA 2020 saw more entries than ever before this
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I missed last week’s blog. I’m as guilty as charged. It’s not that I forgot or that I didn’t care. It’s that I had a serious of tricky topics to write about and that took up all of my brainpower (come on, there’s not a lot.) As a content writer whose specialism is being able to
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Last summer, I searched high and low for a cactus with a pink flower that wasn’t fake. And by high and low I mean the local garden centres, Ikea and Tesco. I found only one. And this one had the teeniest, tiniest bud with a dash of pink. But that bud was real. So I took
We all have them — even me, the content creator. A blank page kind of day. Maybe it’s the fact that it’s Blue Monday and the piercing blue skies outside looked a lot more enticing than my messy desk. Maybe it’s the fact that I’m still on a sugar high from my ‘no chocolate in the
If you know me, then you know I love writing about Milton Keynes. Not only was MK the city that I was born, bred and booted into adulthood in, but it’s also a pretty impressive place in its own right. So when I was approached by Witan Studios to write a monthly blog about the city
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