by Clea | Dec 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
A day in the life of a freelance writer 4am: I’m awake feeding my youngest son. He has completed a full six months of life but is yet to get the memo that night-time is for sleeping. 7am – 9am: The family is up and into the morning hustle. My husband has...
by Clea | Jan 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Clea Jones is a brochure copy writer based in Sydney. As a freelance copywriter, I spend a lot of time writing brochure copy. The funny thing about this part of my gig is that sometimes it can take me longer to write a 200 word brochure than it does to pull together...
by Clea | Jan 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
Is this year the time when you finally escape the rat race and branch out on your own? Here’s a freelance copywriter’s perspective. Each year, many workers decide that free air conditioning and the annual excitement of a Kris Kringle gift exchange just...
by Clea | Mar 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
My folks set the bar high. They’ve made it through forty years of marriage and then some. Their BMIs are in a respectably safe zone and they raised a beautiful daughter who only comes to them for cash handouts in extreme fashion emergencies. They hardly drink and...
by Clea | Mar 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
How much does a copywriter charge? It’s the ultimate question. When I started as a copywriter I asked my friends who were well ahead of me in the industry the same thing and even they couldn’t tell me. There’s not really any such thing as a hard and fast...
by Clea | Mar 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
The stages of redundancy Recently, after eight years with the same company, I was called to an awkward meeting with management and HR, where they showed me the comfortable slipper of the current structure and the sleek new stiletto flow chart demonstrating how my...
