Last Thursday saw the Only Connect Christmas extravaganza, suitably located at the awe-inspiring (and slightly trepidation-inducing) Living Room on Millennium Square. Before I start, I feel I need to lay my cards on the table and declare that the very thought of this kind of thing is enough to send...

UNCHAINED, an anthology of short stories and poems written in celebration of Bristol Library Services’ 400th birthday, is being launched at Bristol Central Library at 7.30pm on Weds 23rd October. All are welcome! The anthology, described by award-winning short story author Tania Hershman as ‘a tribute to book palaces of...

I wrote this one for my writer’s group, so it has more of a focus on fiction – but the same can be true for any self-employed working mum, juggling various commitments. Enjoy! “Children and writing don’t mix” Jenni O’Connor – novelist, sometime haiku poet, journalist and copywriter, and mother...

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Good Copy Means Business With the amount of space to fill in ever-diversifying media, especially online with websites hungry for content and millions of people posting their experiences daily via social networking sites, it can be easy to assume that good copywriting has become an irrelevance. But quantity does not...