Category: Wonderings
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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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I Journal These Days
Hullo. Yes, I’ve been missing. But missing in action. I’ve written millions of words, I’ve filled pages with pictures, I’ve worked a LOT, and – after a very long wait – I’ve adopted two children. They’re five weeks old so there’s still eight weeks to go before we can bring them home. They’re so tiny…
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