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How I commissioned people last year
So much can feel mysterious about the whole commissioning process – particularly when you’re hearing ‘no’ more often than ‘yes’.
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Just what have you achieved this year?
I am generally in the ‘New Year is just another day’ camp.
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An ode to turning off notifications
It pains me to admit how attached I am to my phone.
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Five easy ways to improve your pitches
It’s a bit of a funny time of year for pitching, isn’t it?
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What makes a really good [travel] writer?
One of the joys of my job – not just JRNY, but all of my editorial work – is having the privilege of working with good, and often great, writers.
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Is it okay to deliver late?
As much as I’m a procrastinator, and also someone who totally panics when the words don’t/won’t come, I also really, really hate delivering work late.
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Notes from my inbox #3
Oof, suddenly it is mid November and I have that feeling of the year disappearing through my fingers.
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Re:Writing
Notes from the frontline of travel editing. (Or, how to make your writing and pitching even better.)
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