Category: Wonderings
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The Mess Behind My #MeToo
Any single thing that seems to be empowering or educational or whatever – someone’s got to do a think-piece that explains otherwise. Ugh. If you were asleep yesterday, #MeToo was trending as women all over the world were brave enough to say ‘Yep, sexual assault. This is a thing that has happened to me.’ And…
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How to Feel Better
Last week, a copybuddy said she was suffering with the old imposter syndrome malarkey. You know it, I’m sure. She asked Twitter for advice to quiet her traitorous mind, and I advised putting on a silk peignoir, smoking a candy pink Sobranie and reciting excellent lines from the silver screen to her reflection in the mirror.…
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The Expert Badge
I was worrying about something on my drive home last night. They say (who, who is they?) it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert at anything. I was concerned, because I figured there’s no way I’ve spent that many hours copywriting – how could I look my boss in the face and happily collect…
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Won a Thing, Didn’t I?
All of last week, I lived in dread. Absolute dread. You see, I was up for an award. I love to win but I hate to lose far more. I would mostly rather not set myself up as a vulnerable, hopeful being if there’s a chance I might be cast asunder, beaten and bloodied by…
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Female Copywriters Talking Pay Gap
There’s a vast gender pay gap in copywriting. That’s what the Pro Copywriters’ Network survey showed last year; this year it was still there but BIGGER. There are conflicting views on why this is but it was one male view in particular that prompted my dear copybuddy, Kady, to ask around her network for our…
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