Now for the ninth instalment in my writing workshop series. I’ve covered the short storyendingas well as theopening. I’ve guided you throughdialogueand focused on the importance of taking time to do thingsproperly. I’ve also given you acompetitionsrefresher and some general advice on the art of theshort story. The seventh instalment was about tips on writinghumorous piecesand last week helped you with generating ideas. This week turns to the art of copywriting:

A Copywriting Career

 I hadn’t ever thought about becoming a copywriter. I’d had a love affair with article, short story, competition and filler writing for years, but the idea of becoming a copywriter was non-existent. My back therapist thought otherwise.

“You write, don’t you?” she said, cracking my back into place one day. “I need someone to provide the copy for my leaflets. Would…