Journalism

As a freelance journalist, I have written about technology, science, digital rights, social media and, more recently publishing, self-publishing and crowdfunding. I have written both features and news articles, and in 2011 launched the technology news section for Network18’s FirstPost.com site in India. I’ve written for Forbes.com, The Bookseller’s FutureBook blog, The Guardian, CIO Magazine, .Net Magazine, and many others. Some of my journalism is archived here.

Newsletters

I currently write two newsletters:

Fieldwork: Fieldwork is my eco-comedy podcast project, which aims to engage people with the climate and biodiversity crises by making them laugh and then stealthily slipping in a bit of science whilst they're not looking. This newsletter keeps supporters up-to-date with the project's progress and explores related topics. Some of my most popular posts include:

Word Count: This is my newsletter for writers and people interested in my creative work, in which I share my own writing progress, and occasionally write essays about related topics. The three most read posts from this newsletter are:

As an aside, Why Aren't I Writing is a newsletter about writer's block which is currently on hiatus because I'm too busy with other projects at the moment. There's lots of good tips there, though, if you're trying to write and are feeling a bit stuck.