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It’s OK for Freelancers to Say “No” At Difficult Times
How often do you say “no” to a client or work for reasons other than: The pay is too low You’re too busy The deadline is too short You’re going on holiday They’re a p*ss taker My guess is the answer to that is “rarely.”
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International Men’s Health Week: Pandemic, and My Mental Health
I was planning to write this article in November for International Men’s Day. After learning that this week is International Men’s Health Week, I decided to bring it forward. If you know anything about mental health, you’ll know men commit suicide at three times the rate of women. Men are more likely to turn to […]
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On Being a Child-Free Man
I’ve been thinking about doing this article for several months. I’ve never been sure what to include. How do you write an article about not wanting to do something? It wasn’t easy coming up with ideas. So I did some research on social media, articles from child free people, attitudes towards us and much more.
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The Cult of Productivity & “Do Nothing” Guilt
As awful as the pandemic has been, a lot of people have used the time to do stuff they’d never previously done. The running joke is that we’re all now banana bread master chefs and massively overweight from all the cakes and biscuits we’ve made and eaten. It’s great some have taken the time to […]
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Exploring Class and Society in Carnival Row and Snowpiercer
NB: I know Snowpiercer season 2 is currently going up on Netflix so I’m going to limit discussion of it to season 1 alone. Carnival Row on Amazon Prime and Snowpiercer on Netflix are two vastly different TV shows. True, they have some big name actors (Jennifer Connolly and Sean Bean in Snowpiercer, and Orlando […]
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How To Digital Detox as a Freelancer / Small Business
Digital detox – you might have heard the term. Essentially it means to disconnect from some or all social media accounts. Although the science behind a dietary detox is pretty shoddy, there are good reasons to take a break from social media. When done well, you can come back refreshed and with a better focus.
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This World Mental Health Day, Give Yourself Permission to be Creative
It’s 10th October and that means one thing – World Mental Health Day. Last year, I essentially “came out” to my family about my own struggles with depression. It took me a long time to come to terms with the mood swings, the inexplicable low periods, the periods of anxiety and especially the SAD. Now […]
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Frank Herbert’s Dune: “Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.”
Science fiction is often about technology, yet there are some fictional universes where some technologies we take for granted are taboo. Let’s take computers, for example. Religious dictats are as prevalent in one world as strictures against Muslims and Jews eating bacon are here, today, arguably even more enforced. That is the world of Frank […]
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You Are the Brand: Selling Yourself While Introverted or Camera-Shy
“You are the brand!” That applies to whatever it is you are trying to sell: books, photographs, business services, fudge, recipes… it doesn’t matter. But trying to sell yourself when you’re an introvert is one of the hardest things to do. If you’re camera-shy, private, or simply don’t like seeing photos/videos of yourself, it’s difficult […]
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Indie Film Review: The Jam (The UK’s First Ever One Man Production)
Joining Twitter has introduced me to a range of independent creatives. These are mostly writers, and I’ve discovered an enormous supportive community of BAME, LGBT, disability, and other communities of writers supporting each other through thick and thin.
MG Mason Creative
Freelance Writer MG Mason
MG Mason Creative 