ChatGPT’s obsession with it is no reason to eschew it. But it’s worth learning how to use it with finesse.

Writing for a global brand means putting your writer’s ego aside, ditching the colourful turns of phrase, and prioritizing consistency and clarity.

The drama world taught me how to inhabit a character’s inner world. Ghostwriting gave this a new outlet.

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It’s definitely more challenging out there for writers than it used to be, but for the persistent and the resourceful, there’s still plenty of work to get.

It’s man versus machine out there in the professional writing wilderness. One might as well take advantage of this adversarial relationship.

Most of what content strategists do is in the dark. Which is fine, but that silence doesn’t make that work any less important.

In a world full of alienating “communication”, getting real in your writing and ditching perfection goes a long way.

Remote work is great for us neurodiverse folks but it has its limitations. Sometimes you need a (silent) helping hand.

Acknowledgements of indigeneity are, all things considered, a small ask. They’re also increasingly a global phenomenon.

Pre-COVID I could never truly be my best at work. Now I know why and I don’t think I could ever go back.

Many organizations treat communications like an appendage rather than a central decision-making organ. They shoot themselves in the foot by doing so.

Accessibility is about more than screen readers and captioning. For the neurodiverse, it’s as much of an attitude as a checklist.

Every brand has a voice. Nailing down what that voice is and leveraging it is where the communications craft comes in.

Job hunting sucks when you’re middle aged or older for all kinds of reasons. Prevailing perceptions don’t make it any easier. That and none of them are true.

Job hunting is still a slog but it’s not the same slog as it once was.

Grammar is important to learn, if only so you can later break its rules for deliberate effect.

The right frequency is as frequent as you can manage while keeping standards high and content compelling.

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