Petticoats & Patriarchy

On Writing

I should be writing.

I should always be writing, really. That’s what they say. Write every day. Hone your craft. Write morning pages before you brush your teeth. Write blog posts on your commute. Write boring words about boring products to get paid actual money, and then write in…

3 newsletters you should subscribe to immediately

Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or, you know, not on the internet), you’ll know that newsletters are de rigueur at the moment. Writers everywhere are cultivating small and intimate subscriber lists and sending out weekly (or…

This body of mine

This body of mine has known hunger. It’s known shrieking hunger pangs and shrinking waste lines. Light heads and lighter stomachs; skipped meals and hidden food. This body of mine have starved.

Who am I? On Identity and Brands

I’ve been thinking a lot about identity lately. Partly because I’m 22 and it’s practically mandatory for newly-graduated 20-somethings to question their entire life purpose. Partly because I’ve been watching the latest series of America’s Next Top Model (AKA the greatest…

Writing By Hand Changed My Life

I’ve always been a digital girl. I grew up with computers and smartphones. By the time I was old enough to start writing more than my name, computers were the norm — to the point where I once got in trouble for writing by hand at school.

Long Live the Girl Gang and Female Friends

There has been a resurgence in recent years of the iconic girl gang. Thanks to Taylor Swift’s Instagram feed, having a #squad of fearless female friends by your side is super on trend.

If it ain’t intersectional, it ain’t feminism

Feminism has a terrible history of being focussed on white, middle-class women. You know that. I know that. Most of Twitter knows that. That’s why whenever a white celebrity feminist fails to acknowledge black women, the internet blows up. It’s why…

Dealing with Career Anxiety

My brain is very full.

As we speak, I have 2 novels, 2 non-fiction books, and 20 blog posts floating around in my brain. That’s on top of my usual anxieties (will I ever make it as a writer? Am I wasting my life in a job that I hate?), day-to-day to-do’s…