I am editor of Real Homes magazine, bringing advice, interiors inspiration, buying guides and reviews to those with limited space, time, and budget but big love and interest in homes and design.
I have been a journalist for the national press for 16 years, writing, commissioning, and editing on staff at the biggest women’s magazine titles including Take a Break, Chat, Pick Me Up, Woman, Woman’s Weekly and Woman’s Own. I also freelanced for seven years, writing for The Sunday Mirror, Sunday People, Daily Mirror, Metro, Daily Mail, BBC Good Food, Candis, Healthista, The Flock, Slimming World, Unwritten, EachOther and many more.
I have been a ghostwriter on multiple emotional and inspiring real-life books for Penguin including a Sunday Times bestseller, have authored the most comprehensive pitching handbook, The 10-Point Pitching Plan and as Founding Editor, launched ethical digital real-life platform, Lacuna Voices to showcase diverse, inclusive, moving stories on topics that matter across the world.
My passion has always been true-life journalism because I love hearing moving, inspiring, emotional stories, and meeting incredible people with amazing life experiences to share but I’ve written on countless topics, including homes and interiors, lifestyle, food, disability and many more.
I was on staff from 2008-2017, and freelanced till end of 2023, writing and editing for the national newspapers and magazines. In recent years, I launched my ethical true-life platform, Lacuna Voices, showcasing diverse and worthy stories free of clickbait or sensationalism. I also had a monthly column in BBC Good Food magazine for four years, sharing beautiful real-life stories of close connections forged over food.
I’m a regular guest lecturer at journalism courses across the UK, mentor and train freelance journalists, provide bespoke media consulting, copywriting services and a Sunday Times bestselling ghostwriter.
My freelance journalism handbook The 10-Point Pitching Plan is the most comprehensive guide on how to pitch articles to editors is available to sample or buy now. You can also subscribe for updates of my next Journalism books, The Story-Finding Manual and 7 Steps to Sparkling Copy.
In my personal life, my world revolves around being a mum, managing my chronic pain and disability and enjoying the serenity of my life in our quiet corner of the U.K.
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