I have to admit, I was prepared for this to be a righteous indignant rant about accessibility or lack there of in conferences… however it has turned into something different and rather more productive. I get a newsletter from Creative Works London on a regular basis and I was taken with the symposium More Than Accessible:… Continue reading Working for a better outcome
Category: Research & Writing
Guest posting at Kendra Kantor
I am really pleased to be blogging about chronic illness and mental wellbeing over at Kendra Kantor’s site. My first post is about remaining true to being you and not just your illness and that can be found here I will be posting regularly and all of my articles (as I write them) can be… Continue reading Guest posting at Kendra Kantor
Femtellectual
I am really proud to be a guest writer over at a new blog – Femtellectual. Welcome to Fem-tellectual, we are a blog aimed at women who identify as both “girly” and intellectual without being patronising or dumbing down. We are for women who enjoy intelligent conversation but also love looking and feeling good. We… Continue reading Femtellectual
New VAT laws
I am really pleased to have written a blogpost for Your Thurrock, our local online news portal on the 4th December. For small & microbusineses there is key change in EU VAT laws that comes into play as of January. You might be thinking, as I originally was, that “I am a sole trader/small business,… Continue reading New VAT laws
The Arts of Asking Book
I have just finished reading ‘The Art of Asking, How I learned to stop worrying and let people help’,( UK, US) Amanda Palmer’s book following her TED talk, which I talk about here. This is not a review of the book, it is a response. There are a lot of reviews of this book, not least… Continue reading The Arts of Asking Book
Blogging from the heart
I am part way through a ‘blogging from the heart’ course with Susannah Conway. The aim of this course is to: This 6-week course is all about creative personal blogging. I’ll teach you how to share your life and heart online as a way to express yourself creatively, dive deep and meet like-minded friends along… Continue reading Blogging from the heart
Big changes
There has been some big changes for me of late, not least of which is I have become a part time wheelchair user, due to my HMS/EDS type 3. This means that I sometimes need a wheelchair to get around, especially if I am going to be on my feet for any length of time.… Continue reading Big changes
Creative procrastination
It’s really easy when working on creative projects to get caught up in associated aspects of the work we do. For example, I am taking my Tools of the Trade blog series and turning it into an eBook. I know exactly what I need to do, I have broken it down in Evernote into the… Continue reading Creative procrastination
Supporting artists and writers
There are a lot of blogs which I read and get a great deal of pleasure out of, or provide me with the information that I need. I am quite old fashioned in the belief that you should pay people for their time, I always buy my music and books, even when I can get… Continue reading Supporting artists and writers
Opportunity for young writers
Arts Award Voice Editor Arts Award Voice is looking for an enthusiastic, creative and media literate editor to lead and co-ordinate content for this young people’s online arts magazine. You’ll have experience of editing arts content, managing a website and be able to write for young people aged 12-25. Experience working within teams and delegating… Continue reading Opportunity for young writers