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I started my career at the Press Association, writing the words on TV pages for a whole raft of regional and national newspapers. Part of my job was to make film guides sound sexy - but then I switched to the Features Department where I interviewed celebrities such as Clive James, Joanna Lumley (that was a nice day), Tom Jones, Robson and Jerome (oh dear) and The Bald One From Casualty. It wasn't all non-stop glamour, though. There were soap guides to be done, too. By the time I left to set up my own feature-writing business (in 1993), I was Features Editor of PA's Howden-based TV division.

I've since written for everyone from The Daily Mirror, The Sunday Express, The Times and 25 Beautiful Homes to Total Film, Empire, House Beautiful, Artscene, Yorkshire Life and UK Trade & Investment's inward investment website. I've written and edited supplements which have appeared in The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph. Hey. I like the variety.

I'm also a magazine editor. I edited Leeds Life for two years and City magazine (published in Sheffield, Leeds and Manchester) and VQ magazine for nearly four. I edited Xscape Magazine, the publication for PY Gerbeau's UK-based extreme sports centres (the ones with the real snow slopes). I'd like to tell you I was perfect for this job because I'm also a champion snowboarder. But I'd be lying if I did.

Currently, I'm the Editor of Northern, Northern Rail's passenger magazine. Northern Rail is the biggest train operator in the UK and the magazine is distributed across its network.

Plus, I'm a copywriter working with large and small companies who want to get their messages across to the public in advertorials, websites, flyers, brochures, press releases and even radio commercials. I deliver projects on time and on budget.

And, with Parvin PR as project managers, I work with commercial organisations - be they leisure destinations, hotel chains, retail centres or large or small firms - who want to publish their own magazines to increase customer awareness and footfall. We take care of all editorial content and can arrange feature-writing, photography, fashion shoots, stylists, layout and design, subbing and printing.