Untamed Writing

2019-06-26

Sooo, as you’ve presumably surmised from the headline, and from the fact that I haven’t updated for over a year, Untamed Writing is dead. Well, this website...

2018-10-31

I’ve tried to write this blog post countless times over the past few months, but it never came out right. It’s annoying really, because I’m itching to...

2018-05-08

It all began one lazy February morning. There I was, sat in my pyjamas with my seventeenth cup of coffee close to hand, refreshing my email, Facebook...

2018-03-26

I have a confession. Ever since I moved back to Edinburgh after quitting my digital nomad adventures, I’ve been wondering about – oh god, can I even say...

2018-03-21

When I discovered my friend and fellow copywriter James Walsh had been commissioned to write an episode of a kids’ TV show for the BBC, I was ecstatic...

2018-03-15

Someone once told me it was reassuring to learn that I am as messed up as everyone else. It’s not my favourite compliment to ever have received, but if...

2018-03-06

Oh god, I’m behind on my challenge to read 100 books this year already. It’s fine, though. I’ve been, uh, intentionally NOT reading. By which I mean I...

2018-02-26

If you’re a freelance writer in Edinburgh, stop reading now. THIS INFORMATION IS NOT FOR YOU. *hisses* Okay, now let’s talk about how I got my freelance...

2018-02-05

IT’S BACK! Lost in the great blog blitz of 2017, now it hath returned: the WHAT I READ LAST MONTH column. Sorry, sorry, I’m trying to make it sound grander...

2018-02-01

February! That’s when you’re supposed to write your review of the previous year and your goals for the current one, right? Yes. Let’s pretend that is...