FirstLine
writing and editing services
With more than 20 years’ experience and a reputation for never missing a deadline, you can breathe easy outsourcing your writing and editing to me.
I work on a freelance or contract basis, as needed, and have experience in newsletters, magazines, online writing, SEO, blogs, social media, advertorials, PR, community newspapers and more. I’ve written most things from art and business to science, sport and travel. You’ll find some published writing samples below.
Budget travel in NZ
Imagine arriving at your accommodation for the night and instantly feeling like you belong. The people are friendly, there are other travellers chatting and sharing their discoveries, and the amenities are just what you need - and to top it all, the location is perfect…
You instantly wish you’d booked more than one night. But your itinerary is locked in and you’re moving on in the morning. Bummer, eh!
Adventure Ahoy!
Sailors tell of a phantom ship, first seen at the turn of the last century, sailing towards Durban’s harbour. Stevedores noticed it at dusk, rounding the Bluff headland, with just one blue-green light swinging at the fore. They waited for the small steamship – but it never arrived!
A few weeks later it was seen again; a little closer to shore, moving slowly, with the same eerie blue-green light. It had no name, failed to answer any signals, and no flags flew… it wasn’t long before it was known as the phantom ship.