On a cold evening, there’s nothing like some warm Toast to beat the winter chills. As ever with an Overhead Wires‘ Fractured Toast event, those who had braved the icy winds were treated to some heartwarming songs and the stories behind them in the snug upstairs room of the Quadrant. Fractured Toast, for the uninitiated, [...]
Thought that ‘the battle to save the Internet’ was won with the defeat or shelving of SOPA? Think again. To paraphrase Clay Shirky from the last video I posted here, the price of a free Internet has to be eternal vigilance, it seems.
What’s next? He…
The other day, a Soundcloud friend sent me a link to this Mavis Staples You Tube video. An incredible song about black women claiming the right to the same water as the whites. Ry Cooder’s guitar is to die for. … Continue reading →
Good copy is communicative, and good communication happens when there’s a rapport between the communicators. You can build rapport with your readers by creating a cordial atmosphere. Here’s how you can write copy and make friends: – Have respect. Friends respect each other. Don’t patronise your reader, or try to hoodwink them. Give it to [...]
I don’t write much personal stuff on this blog. Someone recently asked me why not and I said: “Because I don’t really want to publish my personal life on the Internet.” Yet I enjoy reading blogs that get inside people’s …
Drivvel.com, the website that gathers the best copy from around the world, needs your help. Are you… – a copywriter, a designer or someone who works with words? – interested in creating a community? – able to give a little time to the Drivvel project? Drivvel needs: – a few regular posters to add great [...]
I start a CELTA course next Monday. Having initially been cautious about whether the fact that this meant I was no longer looking for full time, permanent work starting ASAP, I’d been coy about letting the jobcentre know until it was all absolutely cer…
Last week, the Artist formerly known as Prince hosed me down in my back garden. He’d come over for a chat about Sheena Easton and his Power Generation but somehow the conversation turned to sweat. It turns out that my shower was bust and I was ponging so Prince offered to wash me. As this [...]
Come and join us on the first day of Spring – Sunday 25th of March 10.30 – 4.30pm – for this fun, arty and creative writing workshop. Use creative writing and collage to Make Your Own Book. During this one-day workshop, we’ll be doing a series of short…
I received a comment a few days ago that confused me, so I didn’t publish it. It looked like Spam, yet was about causes I support, so I didn’t delete it. Then this morning I sat down to give my … Continue reading →
