by mpc | Jan 13, 2018 | Blog Posts
Apparently I have slightly weird eyes. My eyesight is pretty much fine – with glasses I can read, drive and find Wally all very adequately. We’re talking about microscopic imperfections here. But with my job, it seems having anything less than perfect vision...
by mpc | Aug 19, 2017 | Blog Posts
A writer colleague of mine, Emma, recently blogged about all the terrible grammar you can find in pop songs. It’s an amusing post and you should go read it right after you’re done here. But I have this ability (I guess you could call it a gift) to be...
by mpc | Jun 23, 2017 | Blog Posts
It’s been weeks since Theresa May revealed the hilariously tame act she considers to be the ‘naughtiest’ thing she’s ever done. But I still find it hilarious – especially when it’s turned into a ‘thug life’ meme. And I think I’ve figured out why it’s so funny....
by mpc | May 29, 2017 | Blog Posts
The number one most important thing about writing is to be clear in what you’re saying. And that means avoiding ambiguity. For a quick lesson on this, we’re gonna talk about the banana stealing monkey police. Avoiding ambiguity mostly comes down to...
by mpc | Apr 4, 2017 | Blog Posts
Last weekend was my 31st birthday, so my fiancée got us tickets to Motown the Musical at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre. It was really good. But it could’ve been great, were it not for one horribly written poster. And that’s not just me being pedantic...
