Bourgeoisie Jubilee?

While I may be ‘pulling the tail feathers’ of those hardcore patriots, is it wise to say that the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee may have been a tad excessive? Let’s be Swiss about this. It is excellent, amazing, even fantastic that we have a monarch, hell not just a...

Just how important is writing?

Copywriting – what is it?? Wikipedia (the bible) says ‘Copywriting is the act of writing copy (text) for the purpose of advertising or marketing a product, business, person, opinion or idea.’copy – text – for the promotion of any...

Summer sadness?

Well hold on a minute – summer is finally here! Socks are being discarded, car heaters are turned off (how does the air con work again please?) and cosy nights in with a DVD are making way for drinks in the last of the evening sun. But still there seems to be a...

Episode # 1045

Lixy G has been offered a day of temping at the local water company. A rather established and respected company , she is grateful for the work, even though it is for only a day. Emma(*1) calls her on the Monday afternoon, and says it is for the whole day the next day,...

Tempting Temping…?

To be able to be a freelance writer, I needed my funds to come from somewhere. My only option was to do some temping work. Now I have temped before, but wow. My experiences in Bournemouth and surrounding areas were very different to any I have had before. To keep me...

blogger beginner

This is me: Alix King – and my daily struggle (not much struggling please – I’m only little!) to become a freelance writer in Bournemouth. Do read on….