saw a new cookbook for asian dumplings and noodles, looked up the author and then...🙃

I will not be doing my own research on the vaccines. Why? Because I’m a novelist. I am trusting accredited scientists and my doctors. I’m grateful to have received the vaccines which are sadly still unavailable to so many people around the world.

👀 Very excited to have been promoted to Head of Writing Services at The Literary Consultancy !😎

We are proud to sponsor UK Black Business Week next week, championing Black Entrepreneurs with talks, workshops and memorable keynote speakers. We'll be there at the panels on Tuesday and Friday and the stand on Saturday. #ukbbweek Find out more here: bit.ly/3prgl4b

Our memoir award is OPEN! Joe Sedgwick, Head of Writing Services The Literary Consultancy, shares some fab tips on writing/editing your piece. Read the full article 👉 bit.ly/tips-for-writi… All memoir need-to-knows 👉 bit.ly/bp-memoir-award #Memoir #WritingCompetition #YourStory #AmWriting

So proud of Joe Sedgwick 🥰

“I can no longer, in good conscience, live with this Prime Minister. Either he goes, or I do”

It's great that the British are discovering how difficult it is to get rid of British rule

✨my future husband is in The Guardian ✨

Update: it went well! 10 years after graduating up the road from Uni of Manchester, I returned to Man Met to teach a workshop to 50+ writers 👍 thanks for having me Comma Press🍉 #CeasefireNow

"The parka is so effortless and stylish, and it completely does what it says on the label — cuddle you in warmth while shielding you from bad winds and storms," writes Venus Wong. trib.al/vdLPcIe

I gotta say though, Hollywood patting itself on the back for Ke Huy Quan's comeback, as if Hollywood wasn't responsible for the circumstances that made him give up on his acting career in the first place, is pretty hilarious.

"The texture was so on point, and it glides right onto the skin without clumping. It felt luxurious and creamy, so the colors blended like a dream even without a professional brush." -Venus Wong trib.al/BancDqB

In the past two weeks I've cut several luxury travel properties from stories because 1) PR refused to collab with me on getting assets beyond "blurbs" or 2) PR was rude. If you don't think PR has a direct impact (both + and -) on your media coverage, you're wrong.

I am always fascinated how publishing manages to put together all-white lists, panels, festivals, really everything in 2023 at the same time as spouting hot air about diversity…

"I've dreamt of owning a piece of Vivienne Westwood jewelry for years: The brand's iconic orb pearl necklace was worn by the main characters in Nana, an uber-stylish Japanese comic that was my entire personality when I was a teenager." -Venus Wong trib.al/S0A30sp

Let’s review. $10/word for 5,000 words (standard length for Vanity Fair) — $50,000 for one story. That’s what Michael Lewis got paid in 2007. Today that’s a sweet annual income for any freelance journalist scraping by at 50 cents a word. 🤪🤪💀

so proud of my husband! 🥰