Last week I took a break from my quarantine diary to share my favourite Covid-19 related ads. But today, I’m back with a few more musings as un-quarantining gets ever closer in France. 50 shades of freedom? In just under a week, we will be slowly liberated through a combination of widespread testing, civic responsibility…
Tag: freelancing
50 shades of lockdown – part 5
I’m back again. Another week has come and gone. Life still seems to be suspended like a film on pause. As if waiting to flood the screen with sounds, images and action. A dawning realisation To state the obvious, it’s increasingly clear that this pandemic won’t be over any time soon. And, it will fundamentally…
50 shades of lockdown: part 4
I’ve finally caught up with events and I’m posting this article right on time. 12 noon on Tuesday 14th as the 4thweek of lockdown comes to close. A whole 4 weeks. That’s almost a month. It’s hard to believe. And yet now so believable with the lockdown set to continue. I should be on holiday…
50 shades of lockdown: part 3
My blog posts are lagging a little behind events. But I’ll catch up soon, I promise. Or maybe it’s better to write with a few days of perspective in my pen. In any case, I hope you enjoyed part 1 and part 2. Here’s the next installment from English Copywriter in Paris. Day 15: dragging on…
English Copywriter in Paris: inspiration & chocolate brioche Part II
So you may, or may not remember, my article about starting out as a freelance copywriter. It was full of fresh enthusiasm about writing and chocolate brioche. A few months have passed now. The initial moments of euphoric ‘I’m a freelance copywriter’ excitement have subsided. So what’s left? This is a big question for a…
English Copywriter in Paris: freelancing in France
As promised (a little while ago now!), I’m dedicating a whole shiny post to writing about freelancing in France. Or, more precisely, what the French think about freelancers. I’ve officially been a freelancer for about six months now. Not yet a veteran, no longer a newbie. And, since starting out, I’ve encountered a whole range…
English copywriter in Paris: Paris freelancing hotspots
Having recently analysed French attitudes to freelancing (shock, horror and downright envy!), now it’s time to get down to details and sift out the best places for freelancing the days away. Cafés and websites dedicated to freelancing are springing up all over Paris. I haven’t tested all of them. I’m kind of slow off the…
English Copywriter in Paris: one sunny bobo afternoon
The sun is shining. Hooray! With very hardworking intentions, I headed over to the picnicker-lined Canal St Martin in the east of Paris. I wanted to check out the new freelancing haven Café Craft, before setting down to a spot of work al fresco. It was tough, but I finally got pen to paper. Yes,…
English Copywriter in Paris: overcoming moments of solitude
I’ve been freelancing for a while now, almost 2 years, so I’m almost a pro. In theory, anyway. I spent the first year working stuff out. What exactly did I want to do? Translation? Copywriting? SEO? Marketing? How could I do what I wanted to do? Creating a website, finding clients and networking. How could…
English Copywriter in Paris: time has changed for freelancers
We are obsessed by time and expressions using the term are omnipresent. Times flies. It’s a matter of time. Time is of the essence. There’s no time like the present We have a complex relationship with time and, what’s more, the clock never seems to tick at the same rate – time slows down when…