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Far From The Madding Crowd (Hardy)

Back in 2016, when I started my MLitt in Publishing Studies at the University of Stirling, I did not say goodbye to advertising and marketing. That’s not possible after 30 years in space and time immersed in media campaign planning and buying for clients and agencies. I continued to freelance for the company I left in August 2016 up to lockdown in 2020, working on blogs, media plans and tenders. In 2017, I joined the board of Tidelines Book Festival, Irvine, North Ayrshire as a volunteer working on programming and marketing and am currently Convenor. I continue to write content for websites and give PR and marketing advice. Me on Linked In

A Field Guide To Getting Lost (Solnit)

In Jan 2018, I hoped I would be starting this new chapter in my life as a fully funded PhD doctoral researcher but it seemed extraordinary that it might happen. Well, here I am. In my new life as a PhD research student I research authenticity in book publishing. Authenticity is a fascinating, slippery topic.

Why is my site called ‘Sayonara, Quick Brown Fox’? A friend commenting on my change of direction inspired it. ‘Quick Brown Fox’ is part of the old pangram used in analogue times to test typewriter keys. Its use nods to one of my research themes: the ways in which digital tech has disrupted the relationship between readers, authors, and books.

Hello World (Fry)

I set up this website to keep a record of my thoughts as my research progressed and to keep me away from social media. The section ‘Words’ has developed more as a showcase for my creative writing which began to develop from 2019 onwards following my poetry featured on BBC Upload. I have always been keen on photography, taking night classes in studio work and developing, too. A sample of my snaps is included here under ‘Snaps’. 

Welcome to SQBF! Go to Words first. There are videos, audio clips, and written versions of my poetry and creative writing. Most recent work is seen first, but you can scroll right down to the start and work up to the present to see how my writing has grown in confidence.

Go on! Click and explore!