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My current read is… ‘The Every’ by Dave Egg

My current read is…

‘The Every’ by Dave Eggers

Could not put down the prequel to this (The Circle) and this is not disappointing so far - scarily close to the truth and is making me look at my phone in a whole other way!

#ILoveBooks #IAmAReader #IAmAWriter #whatimreading #bookstagram #amreading #readthis #whatimreadingnow #bookrecommendations #bookreview #readingisgoodforthesoul #readinghelpswriting #storytelling #storyteller #copywriting #copywriter #cotswoldcopywriter #hanamidream

Virtual LEJOG May 2022 #virtuallejog

Virtual LEJOG May 2022 #virtuallejog

I’ve ‘completed’ Witney - all 351 roads! In

I’ve ‘completed’ Witney - all 351 roads!

Inspired by @mgshanks and tracked by @citystrides, I’ve now walked #everysinglestreet in Witney.

#virtuallejog #citystrides #walking #witney #storytelling #storyteller #copywriting #copywriter #hanamidream

My first boss had a red biro that he nicknamed ‘

My first boss had a red biro that he nicknamed ‘Old Red’.

I learnt so much in my very first marketing job. I find myself reciting, referring to and returning back to his tried and tested mantras over and over again. The lessons are etched in my head forever.

My training with him was a proper grounding in the foundations of good marketing - a broad introduction into the vast and wonderful elements of a great marketing toolkit.

Old Red marked up my copy. At the time I feared Old Red - wondering if my copy would pass the test and get signed off without further edits or redrafting.

But now I completely see the benefits of what Old Red came to teach me.

‘Four eyes see more than two’ became one such mantra. Because sometimes you become so close to a piece of work that you can’t see any obvious flaws in it. It’s always useful to get someone to check over your work for any mistakes or to make suggestions for improvements.

One of my first jobs was to design our Yellow Pages adverts – this was back in the day of print advertising. There was no margin of error and once it was sent to print there was no going back. So it had to be perfect (unlike now, with the ability to edit websites and digital media).

It was the best way to learn my craft. And watching the same boss throw any direct mail straight in the bin (without even opening it) if his name was not spelt correctly on the envelope, made me realise the importance of getting things right. Of making the best first impression. Of the power of language and words.

So if you need a second pair of eyes to check over your existing copy, you can send it my way for editing and proofreading (where the legacy of Old Red lives on).

#secondpairofeyes #foureyesarebetterthantwo #oldred #storiesmaketheworldgoround #theresastoryineveryone #theresastorybehindeveryfeed
#storytelling #storyteller #copywriting #copywriter #proofreading #proofreader #cotswoldcopywriter #hanamidream
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dedicated to @wycoria

Trees have such a magical quality to me. I love ho

Trees have such a magical quality to me. I love how they change with each season. This one looked stunning at sunset by the yurt where we stayed at Easter.

#thebesttime #iguesspeterpanwasright #growingupsawasteoftime #tintern #tinternabbey #hillfarm #hillfarmtintern #wyevalley #riverwye #wyelights #dreamingofsummer #ilovetrees #treesofinstagram #treeatsunset #storyteller #copywriter #hanamidream

You may have spotted my Nan’s old Olympia typewr

You may have spotted my Nan’s old Olympia typewriter featuring on posts recently. She started my love of writing and sending old fashioned snail mail letters.

My Nan was the greatest correspondent I’ve ever known.

Her letter writing was legendary for many reasons, the first being the infamous colour of the stationery. The supply of trusty green envelopes lasted for decades and they were easily distinguishable on my door mat.

The second reason her letters were memorable was because of her incredibly illegible hand writing. I could read and understand what she had written in her letters if she typed them on her trusty typewriter (or if she was kind enough to use block capitals). But it was a real rite of passage, which required code breaking skills, when I began receiving letters in her unique scrawl.

She wrote to me every week, so my letter box has certainly suffered from the decidedly decreased number of letters since her passing.

I loved hearing her typewriter clatter away when I visited. I loved playing on the typewriter myself as a child. I was so thrilled when I was allowed to actually type on it when I was younger. The feel of the keys and how much force was needed for them to strike; the wonderful carriage return; the actual lock button for caps lock; and the magical slider to change the colour used on the ribbon.

I was honoured to inherit my Nan's typewriter (and her upright piano - but that’s another story) and it takes pride of place on a bookshelf in our living room.

And her words on those green bits of paper live on in the lovely stack of letters that she sent to me.

Let me know if you need help putting in to words your thoughts for those hard to write occasions – what better way to pay tribute to your loved ones with a beautifully crafted eulogy.

#storiesmaketheworldgoround #theresastoryineveryone #theresastorybehindeveryfeed
#storytelling #storyteller #copywriting #copywriter #eulogywriting #eulogywriter #cotswoldcopywriter #hanamidream

Love getting new books and my sister in law also b

Love getting new books and my sister in law also buys me brilliant ones.

Here’s her latest gift to me…

‘All the light we cannot see’ by Anthony Doerr

#ILoveBooks #IAmAReader #IAmAWriter #whatimreading #bookstagram #amreading #readthis #whatimreadingnow #bookrecommendations #bookreview #readingisgoodforthesoul #readinghelpswriting #storytelling #storyteller #copywriting #copywriter #cotswoldcopywriter #hanamidream

Virtual LEJOG April 2022 #virtuallejog

Virtual LEJOG April 2022 #virtuallejog

It’s often hard to sing from the rooftops about

It’s often hard to sing from the rooftops about our own achievements without it looking like bragging. But we shouldn’t feel ashamed of the amazing things we’ve achieved.

I’m delighted that the Hanami Dream wedding blog won the individual Event and Wedding UK Blog Awards 2018 (as well as being a finalist in 2017 and highly commended in 2016) and I was the wedding judge at the UK Blog Awards 2019.

Plus Hanami Dream was shortlisted in the West Oxfordshire Business Awards 2020.

What are some of your greatest achievements? Want me to help big you up if you’re struggling to find the right words?
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‘Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.’
~Marianne Williamson~

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#ukba19judge #ukba18winner #ukblogawards #blogawards #greatestachievement #greatestachievements #singitfromtherooftops #woba2020 #letyourlightshine #weddingblog #weddingblogger #biggingupthesmallguys #biggingupmyself #biggingupbusinesses
#storiesmaketheworldgoround #theresastoryineveryone #theresastorybehindeveryfeed
#storytelling #storyteller #copywriting #copywriter #cotswoldcopywriter #hanamidream

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