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...
by mpc | Jan 30, 2017 | Blog Posts
No need for a lengthy intro here. Let’s get started. 1. Why I hate the word: Facilitate If you ever use this word, stop and think to yourself, ‘what’s wrong with help?’ Helping something along is just the same as facilitating it. Help is a...
by mpc | Nov 19, 2016 | Blog Posts
Today, I’ll be reviewing Confessions of a Conjurer by Derren Brown. It’s out now. In fact, it’s been out since November 5th, 2009. I’ve decided that, as a book reviewer, I’m going to give each book a good while to find its place in the...
by mpc | Aug 2, 2016 | Blog Posts
Dear, oh dear, Oasis Drinks. What was this tweet all about? A self-confessed ‘attempt to go viral’ using a promoted tweet for a totally bland video ad that scores a paltry 32 retweets? Palm all the faces. As one of the comments says: “Even the walls...
by mpc | Feb 18, 2016 | Blog Posts
I have a new blog live over at Popup Weddings. It’s about a little Twitter spat that started when Brides magazine posted a new advice article, part of which said you don’t need to feed your wedding photographer. Some photographers didn’t like that...