Writing Articles

How to Get Your Writing Published

2 April 2009

Freelance journalism can be both lucrative and rewarding, plus you get to work in your pyjamas or in coffee shops, or both if you're feeling brave. It's also highly competitive, and a lot of writers spend large chunks of their time pitching for work.

Post-Collegiate Drift; Making the Transition from an English Degree

29 November 2008

In retrospect, I was always going to do an MA.

Triangles (New Original Writing)

1 August 2006

He can touch me with a look.

Opinion: Hands Off Our Happiness

1 August 2006

Happiness has become a political issue. Championed by Richard Layard, founder-director of the LSE Centre for Economic Performance and a member of the House of Lords, increasing the population's happiness has become the ultimate aim of public policy.

Opinion: Why Journalism?

1 August 2006

The last year of University often seems stressful enough without the added demands of job-hunting. When my final year began in September 2005 I wanted, along with so many other students, to work in 'The Media'. At this point I never really questioned 'why journalism?'.

Getting Into a Career in Publishing

1 April 2006

It seems that as soon as you are accepted in to a university, something you have spent the majority of the previous year sweating over, rather than being able to relax and concentrate on your degree, you are immediately interrogated about what you intend to do next.

The Writer's Workout: Becoming an Expert in Creative Writing

1 April 2006

Creative writing is a skill, which seeks continuous improvement and is a learning which will never be completed. Books With the plethora of 'how to' books on the market, how do you choose the ones which will constructively help you to improve your writing?

The Rest of the Iceberg: How Writers Can Break Into the Print Media

1 April 2006

Goat World, Potato Storage Weekly, Packaging News, Hoof and Shin, Convenience Store News, American Cemetery, Concrete Quarterly, Modern Ferret - all these titles would qualify as guest publication for Have I Got News For You, the unfortunate trade magazine or industry weekly used by a pre-coke-and-prostitutes Angus Deayton as fodder for his humorous repartee.

Foreign Accents (Part 1 of 2)

1 April 2006

Chennai is a tiny coastal metropolis in south-east India, a popular destination for tourists but better known as the gateway to Pondicherry, particularly since Life of Pi. Leafy and humid, the city is about one-third the size of Mumbai; making it by London's standards roughly the size of a jumbo wart.

Beep, Beep, Splat - The Life of a Games Writer

1 April 2006

"People really write games for a living? Actual scripts?", a look of disbelief.
"Yes".
"So, you write 'Beep, beep, splat', right?", they laugh into their pint.

Finding Your Feet In Fleet Street

1 January 2006

After work experience stints on The Times and The Observer I can report, not only tales of social awkwardness but of publishing success.

Asking for Directions

1 December 2005

An hour later and I’ve stopped at a garage to call again. A voicemail, I’m away from my desk… again.

A Guide to Good Web Writing

1 December 2005

When you publish on the internet, you address a potential audience of 300 million English-speakers.

Short Hand Notes

1 December 2005

Trying to do 100 words per-minute shorthand under exam conditions is like trying to blow smoke rings in a wind tunnel.