My decades-long writing career is a case study in versatility! My heart lies in the food and nature writing I do for my outdoors business, Eat Sleep Wild, and my personal essays about writing for Writer's Residence. Along the way I've also written for a wide range of sectors and verticals, largely built on my backgound in computational and applied mathematics. My most notable professional writing roles have included:
You can find a few of my favourite writing samples below.
Thanksgiving has long been associated with harvest feasting, but what to drink with the holiday spread? While food may normally form the focus for your drink...
Those struggling to complete the London Marathon this weekend will give thanks to the phenomenon known as "runner's high" - the blissful flood of chemica...
Bath Spa University’s Creative Writing MA unlocks the writers within, says Monica Shaw Tania Hershman used to tell people she was “trying to be a writer”. T...
Keeping up appearances in the age of the digital diner With over 38 million UK adults online, the web is becoming an increasingly important marketing tool f...
Copse Hill Road in Lower Slaughter was voted the "most romantic street in Britain" in a recent Google poll. Next to that road is The Slaughters Country Inn, ...
A piece for France Today about Kate Hill
I collaborated with SMEs to create an engaging online course on statistics for Minitab, a leading software tool for statistical analysis.
Fresh cranberries are often reserved for holiday cooking, but there’s so much more to these little red morsels of joy beyond cranberry sauce alone. In this r...
This 2010 article for The Writer magazine introduced writers to online portfolios, guiding them on what to include to enhance their professionalism.
I am an ardent lover of cauliflower. And as a veggie lover who sidelines as a mathematician, a mathematical cauliflower is an extra special thing. Enter the ...
Originally published on Smarterfitter.com. "I consider the side dishes as important as the barbecue, and these sides should taste as good as the meat. I see...
There are reasons why Paris is known as "The City of Light." True, the name may come from its early adoption of electrical lighting, but visitors and loca...
Most of us don’t give trash a second thought once it hits the bin, but for Philip Mossop, trash is big business. As cofounder and development director of Sh...
Excerpt from e-learning training material I produced at Enspire Learning where I served as lead copywriter.
Peter and Jonray Sanchez-Iglesias haven’t had a quiet moment since taking over Casamia in 2009. The Michelin star was a nice start, but winning Gordon Ramsa...
I was on an elliptical machine watching an episode of MTV Cribs when it dawned on me: “this is totally lame.” What the hell was I doing sweating my ass off i...
I collaborated with author Henry Dillon to write copy for the back cover of his book, How British are You?: Questions from the Citizenship Test - A Quiz Book...
Broad Bean Guacamole If you’re looking for a simple way to use broad beans this summer, follow Monica's lead and include them in a delicious guacamole –...
LiveBuzz by Market Sentinel was a comprehensive social media monitoring and engagement tool designed for brands. It allowed businesses to track and analyze s...
