by Gill Booles | Jan 15, 2013 | Articles, Freelancing
Writing this blog is displacement activity. Humour me if you will. For I fear that whilst I am ‘with article’ there’s a serious risk of relentlessly pursuing contributors like a pack of hounds running a fox to ground. If the phone rings, don’t answer. It will be me,...
by Gill Booles | Aug 13, 2012 | Freelancing
Going on holiday? Leave your publication in safe hands with your regular trusty freelancer while you jet off into the sun. Who’s that? I hear you ask. Well, if it’s not me then I’m sorry. For both of us. Perhaps you should add it to the holiday checklist for next year...
by Gill Booles | Aug 12, 2010 | Communication, Digital, Freelancing
This week I didn’t get a dog called Zoe. It turned out she was mad – constantly scanning the environment, looking for threats. She paid not a jot of attention to people. I knew we wouldn’t see her again if she was let off the lead. She would bolt and keep on...
by Gill Booles | Jul 12, 2010 | Articles, Communication, Digital, Editing, Freelancing, Marketing, Print, Proofreading, Website
Welcome to the Words Are Everywhere newsletter. *************** SUN, SEA AND SPARE CAPACITY Summers can be tough. With so many clients, colleagues and suppliers on holiday, projects still have to go ahead. Schedules slip and clients return demanding to know why the...
by Gill Booles | Jul 8, 2010 | Freelancing, Marketing, social media
Creative freelancers may like to think they’re special. But we are just like accountants, lawyers and architects. You can be the most talented award-winning creative in Scotland and yet, like anyone else who provides a service for a living, you still need to market...
by Gill Booles | Jul 5, 2010 | Freelancing
Colin is a photographer. I was helping him with a proposal for a contract. We were looking at his portfolio trying to shortlist over a decade’s work into just five pictures. Over a latte we tried to get into the client’s head – what were they after? A safe pair of...
