In a world full of short form videos, social media and AI, its nice to see people still out there writing stories and inspiring people the old fashioned way – by Storytelling.
I have been following a few friends of mine, as they pour their imagination and their creativity into their work and start to get things published on various independent platforms.
Rob Bernardi
I met Rob many years ago while I was an IT technician and was doing some work in Scotland. We were stood next to each other in a queue waiting to be served our evening meal in a hotel. The service was terrible and we were waiting ages – when it came to Robs turn he asked me if I wanted to sit with him so that I didnt have to wait another hour.
I accepted, and during our meal we talked about what we did, and I learned Rob was in IT too but wanted to follow his passions of being a journalist.
Rob and I kept in touch, and when he finally took the leap into self employment I was ecstatic for him – his work is now featured all across the web, including posts on Campbell Watson and The Ice Age.
Sophie Davies
Sophie and I worked together when I worked in Digital Print and Media. She was brought in to do Sales as her knack for building relationships with clients was second to none. Sophie didnt work there long, but when she left to move down south and become a journalist she made sure to leave us all info so we could follow her journey.
Ive kept an eye on what she has been doing, and now Soph’s work has popped up on a few publishing website, like YourBaseline amongst others. So proud of you Soph!
Ethan Miller
The story about how Ethan and I became acquainted is slightly different to the others, we only know each other due to the internet, however I have know Ethan longer than everyone else mentioned so far in this post.
Ethan and I met via an online chatroom on CamFrog about 25 years ago. We were both regular visitors to a UK Chat room and got on instantly due to a similar sense of humour. Ive kept in touch with Ethan ever since and watched as he made his mark on the publishing industry.
You can find his work on many platforms, I think his best work is the stuff featured on ColourFruit, though.
Alex Mason
I first came into contact with Alex when a client of mine brought him in to help them with some PR. Alex has a background in home services and has a wealth of knowledge in this area. I dont know him personally like I do the others, but I have still kept in touch with him as he is good at what he does and ive been keen to see his skills and success grow.
He actually owns his own website, visit him and read his work over on Material Essentials.
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Let me know what you think of my friends work – im super proud of them all and hope they continue to be successful and add value to the world around them.