About Me

Posted On 17/01/2023

By Nikki Wordsmith
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In The Beginning

I was born in 1973 in a Royal Air Force Hospital in Wegberg, Germany, to two incredible human beings I came to know and love as Mum and Dad.

Since then I have often wondered about the importance of an Oxford comma, compared to actually rolling up your sleeves and being paid to be professionally curious about the complex beauty we call life.

After I just scraped into Cardiff Journalism School and barely passed the exams, I came to the conclusion that the Oxford comma is important, but not as important as:

1) writing for pleasure.

2) writing to help democratise the variety of voices this digital medium has to offer.

Early in my career when I was nervously scraping by as a staff journalist at the turn of the millennium, I found myself drawn to the more pleasurable stories such as human interest, the funnies and the occasional animal star turn.

Going Freelance

These days, although I am conscious of how my journalism experience has shaped me, I find the infinite possibilities and connections of the web incredibly exciting,

I am definitely more of an Internet person. Hence the blog.

As a freelancer in Lancashire, England, my writing interests cover all kinds of stories in a unique signature style of writing that blends blogging and professional journalism skills.

Through the love and support and belief of my family and friends, life has carved me into an ideas person with the Internet as my canvas.

This means I am blogger, a journalist, a social media content creator, a reseacher and someone who can help you elevate your education and work goals, amongst many other things.

And do you know what? Even though I am still scraping by, it’s not going too bad so far…

Writing

Artist David Shrigley described my piece on his show How Are You Feeling? as the ‘best of the bunch’. Luck knew no bounds, when I was able to follow in the footsteps of one of my writing heroes Hunter S. Thompson, some forty years after his original piece and write about the 138th Kentucky Derby. Actor and comedian Sophie Willan’s TV debut Alma’s Not Normal became a BIG hit during coronavirus lockdown, this much I already knew from years before. This piece on Sylvia Plath was written for pure pleasure. And why not? I’ll always have a special place in my heart for The World’s Shortest Poem and Muhammad Ali because of its subject matter and its regular number 1 position in the Google rankings. And here’s a last little toot on my own trumpet, amazingly the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, emailed me his appreciation of this blog on him and the Lancashire accent.

Client Work

Another equally important string to my bow is helping people who are stuck for words.

I like to work with people in a thoughtful and collaborative way.

I tend to find myself working with artists, producers, creatives in general, communication experts, entrepreneurs and business people, disabled and dyslexic people, health and food people, academics and students.

Help offered:

• Growth in confidence.
• Find your voice.
• Develop your ideas.
• Research skills.
• Discover themes.
• Create concepts.
• Writing skills.
• Fulfil your potential.

Please see recommendations at the bottom of the welcome page and services offered:

• Print & Digital Journalism.
• Blogger.
• Content Writer.
• Content Creator.
• Marketing Content.
• Creative Writing.

My way with words is well-researched, informative, often humorous, told in an easy conversational style. It is often funny, always humane.

Literally yours,

Nikki Smith

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