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Coronavirus – Resources for Writers, Artists, Creatives and Freelancers in the UK
Coronavirus Covid 19 – UK Resources for Writers, Artists, Creatives, Freelancers & Small Businesses Hey, I’m Jeda. I’m a Scottish writer & poet + digital marketing specialist and I love helping people with professional development and building communities. We are in an unprecedented time. The Covid-19 pandemic is impacting every single person on the planet…
Read MorePublished in Multiverse – a new science fiction poetry anthology
3 min | I’m thrilled to announce that I have two poems, The Thaw and Tempest to be published in Multiverse – New International Science Fiction Poetry published by Shoreline of Infinity, co-edited by Russell Jones and Rachel Plummer. This is exciting on many levels… These are my very first poems to be published, EVER. I have self-published a few poems online – here on my…
Read MoreCharcoal Heart Writing Prompt + Flash Fiction
5 min | Here is a wee writing prompt for you… Write a scene where one of your characters is described as having a ‘charcoal heart‘. It can be from the POV {point-of-view} of your protagonist, or one character describing another. Their charcoal heart can be fantastical, literal or anything in between… Write as much…
Read MoreGlimmer of the Harvest – a poem by Jeda Pearl
2 min | Glimmer of the Harvest Death weaves his gossamer, silken threads around you, splicing through your veins. His ragdoll eyelashes dust your cheek. He snuffles, urgent, in your ear – archaic, fragile babe afeard of what the dark may hold. His scent, a glimpse of memory, half-woken – a molluscs’ secretion, it shimmers on your periphery.…
Read MoreThe Lining of the Shell – the birth of a novel
11 min | In The Lining of the Shell, Dessie’s life feels constantly poisoned by her older half-sister, high-functioning sociopath, Delphine, until she meets Jake. But Dessie and Jake have secrets of their own – secrets that could destroy them. Simultaneously, in 1842, young Sohal is enslaved to Maestro Jones, performing in his Menagerie Review…
Read MoreThe Brink – short story excerpt
3 min | In this award-winning short story, frustrated painter Mark is stuck in an office job he hates, sat next to an employee he can’t stand. It pays a pittance and he’s about to become a father. WARNING! Contains violence. The Brink was Shortlisted in the Words With Jam 2011 Short Story Competition. Words With Jam is a UK literary…
Read MoreChipped and Wandering – short story excerpt
3 min | Follow the misadventures of a chipped button as it travels from child to child in this award-winning funny, moving short story. Chipped and Wandering was Highly Commended, The Yellow Room Spring 2012 Short Story Competition. The Yellow Room ran from 1998 to 2013, publishing short stories by female writers and running seasonal…
Read MoreEasily create more content using categories & tags – FREE blog topic ideas template
10 min | When I first started with working with my client Danielle Zeigler, she already had a lot of posts on her blog – and they were great posts. Danielle had become more refined in her topics as she’d developed her business and wanted to get even more strategic with her content. The very first…
Read MoreThe Ultimate Spreadsheet to Track Your Submissions, Writing Competitions & Catalogue Your Creative Writing
2 min | Spreadsheets are your friend when it comes to keeping track of your writing. I’ve been using spreadsheets for my clients and my own content, including social media and blog posts {published + ideas}. As I was going through my old creative writing from the past ten years, I decided to create a spreadsheet…
Read More7 Vital ingredients to get your email marketing off to a flying start {+ FREE checklist}
12 min | Back in the day, during business #1, all my email marketing was done via Gmail – from press releases to newsletters to exclusive event invites. Nowadays, we’ve got so many fantastic tools at our disposal, that there’s really no excuse to not getting the core elements set up, so you can grow…
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