Other Writing

I’ve been writing for online audiences for two decades. I started my writing career as an arts and features journalist and wrote for national newspapers and specialist titles. Later, I moved into content writing, mostly in the charity, and healthcare sectors, helping professionals explain subjects most people would rather not talk about. I wrote Finding the Words and Understood, two guides to supporting people bereaved by suicide.

I’m a Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts and was nominated for a McPin Award for Healthcare Communication.

I’ve worked as a freelance proofreader, sub-editor, and in learning support for children with speech and language needs.

Like me, most people in creative industries do more than one kind of work or have had more than one career. I’ve helped multiple hat-wearers and retrainers write simple websites and marketing materials that bring all their services together in one place.

“Maxine’s writing expertise brought our UCL research studies on the impact of suicide loss to a very wide audience. The feedback has been very positive, with users commenting on the informed and compassionate approach, and the guide’s value in clinical practice. She is an excellent writer, and I would highly recommend her to any clinical or research team.”

DR. ALEXANDRA PITMAN, UCL DIVISION OF PSYCHIATRY, CO-AUTHOR OF ‘FINDING THE WORDS