I work with words and websites
I’m a content and communications consultant based in Oxfordshire, UK, near Oxford and Reading.
Expert advice, analysis and hands-on content creation, based on 20+ years’ experience in journalism, editing and digital comms. Plain English Campaign award winner.
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Wired Style, emojis and how to use Bluesky
This month, I read a 25-year-old style guide, learnt lots about emojis and found out more about Bluesky.
Hallucinations, carbon emissions and why I still call myself a freelance
A shortish roundup of comms and content observations from January to help ease us out of hibernation
Black Friday, Citizen Friday and some words of the year
Should the word of the year be "prompt", "heat dome" or "parasocial"? Maybe “purpose” or “citizen” would be better.
Code, copyright and the teatime alarm
I hear about leaving Twitter (or not), learn more about AI and enjoy a geek night.