Every now and again a client tells me that the last writer they hired got it all wrong. I can’t help feeling sorry for the writer. We’re a tribe, even …
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This month my business partner Wilder Gutterson and I were chatting about what happens to people’s writing in charities that are strongly “founder driven” — meaning a visionary founder is …
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By the time you read this, the EU referendum will be over and all the difficult emotions it’s aroused will, let’s hope, be calming down. Today, it’s 24 hours away …
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This month, it’s all about looks. Because the look of a page counts – more, if some research is to be believed, than anything we write. Maybe you, like me, …
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Breaking news: scientists have found a cure for cancer! Well, sort of. Some scientists, some cancers, for some people, some of the time. Not such a sexy headline. So how …
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I taught some workshops last week on writing thank you letters. The charity in question had been using the same templates for years, and bit by bit the life had …
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Anything about charities and financial wrongdoing catches my eye these days. Here’s an example, which I spotted in an article about the financial crisis by the ferociously energetic James Meek: …
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The British have all kinds of strange ideas about themselves. One is that British people don’t like talking about money. What strikes me, after living in a very polite corner …
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Last month, I promised that I’d let you know what should be on every great writer’s gift list. I’d no sooner hit “Publish” on that blog post than I thought …
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When I lived in the US, I loved Thanksgiving. No presents, decorations, or religion – just eating together and gratitude. Now I’m back in London, I’m grateful that I still get …