Editing

I’ve written, commissioned, and edited true-life stories for the national newspapers and magazines for 14 years, including a decade on staff. I also provide developmental edits for non-fiction authors.

I work quickly, accurately, to an exceptional standard, and am highly skilled and knowledgeable in media law, SEO, e-commerce and both print and digital content strategy/planning. I work remotely from the East Midlands.

To discuss a bespoke package and my availability, hit the button below.

Mentoring

I mentor student, trainee, and freelance journalists. Find out what I can help you with here.

Free resources

Claim your free Forensic Pitching Analysis to find out why your last pitch was ignored or rejected, join my private Succeed in Freelance Journalism FB group for daily pointers and troubleshooting, or follow me on Tik Tok, Instagram and Twitter for freelance journalism content and advice.

I’m happy to help any journalists, including those who are new to the industry, with understanding how it all works, or want support with freelancing. My 30-min one-to-one troubleshooters cost just £25 and can be about anything you want.

My pitch to commission conversion rate is 96 per cent, so why not give my comprehensive book, The 10-Point Pitching Plan, a read?

Find out more about my mentoring services here.

Consulting

I create bespoke media training packages for private businesses, charities, regional news agencies, editorial teams, and independent publications including, but not limited to: how to find stories, great interviewing, media law for true-life journalists, running a features operation, how to sell stories to newspapers and magazines, mentoring junior writers, starting an independent publication, syndicating articles, case study management, wrangling with publishers over unfair rights and much more. Get in touch to discuss your training needs now.

Guest Speaking

I am an alumni at University of Hertfordshire, and regularly hold guest seminars and mentor undergraduates. I’ve also been a guest speaker at City, University of London, and guest lecturer at University of Sheffield and University of Derby. I love taking part in industry panels, academic seminars, podcasts, and radio shows. You can find out more about my contributions here.

Copywriting, web design and sEO

I turn dull, flat, repetitive copy into bright, sparkling, purposeful text to draw in your targeted readers, customers or clients. If you need help with your website, business, project, advertorial, blog or anything else involving words, send me a message to see how I can help.

Fully SEO trained, I built this website, my ethical true-life digital platform Lacuna Voices and other private client websites including Idyllic Wellbeing and vT Tuition, then watched my words do their magic.

Trust me, good copywriting, design and SEO will do wonders for your business.

Ghostwriting

I have ghostwritten multiple true-life, non-fiction books for Penguin Random House and seen them fly up the Sunday Times bestseller charts.

If you’d like me to turn your true-life story into a bestseller, or do a developmental edit of your manuscript, let’s chat.

I’m also author of the comprehensive journalism handbook, The 10-Point Pitching Plan and The Story-Finding Formula. Subscribe to find out when 7 Steps to Sparkling Copy will be released, or to receive my expert pitching and industry tips.