Recent Entries

• Great news, dear Rock'n'roll fans!

  by Chris Henniker January 21, 2015
  Great news: With a few months freelance journalist and writer experience, I've been talent spotted by the Enterprise Allowance Scheme. I've an already made enterprise that has been trading since March and I need to make it more sustainable. This, dearest customers, is where you come in. If you...

• If they can't take a joke....

  by Chris Henniker January 8, 2015
  When I heard that the editor and cartoonists of Charlie Hebdo were executed in the name of a religion, I was shocked and horrified that people were killed for doing their job, which was making the hypocrisy and venality of all people funny. As someone who is starting out as a professional writer, I ...

• Living behind enemy lines

  by Chris Henniker January 8, 2015
  Here's a letter I received in the past few minutes, read the bit about my idea: "Hi Chris, Thanks for getting in touch. We're currently still building our stable of writers in cities outside London. Though your "Behind Enemy Lines" idea is quite good, it would seem like admitting defeat to...

• Guess what made my Christmas?

  by Chris Henniker January 3, 2015
  Here's a little something that made my Christmas: Every Boxing Day, my dad has his friends come over after the football. One of them, Chris, is a sub editor for the +London Evening Standard . As I was telling him my good news about a press release I did for +Wendy Jill Cohen Tobias for £400, gues...

• Wendy said......

  by Chris Henniker December 18, 2014
  Things are slowly looking up. Wendy Jill tells me: "It's all good. My sales have gone up. I am a finalist two times now, in the USA songwriting competition, 2012 and 2014. " All this from one press release I wrote, but things plod on. Her plans? "Working on performing more, playing live. ...

• Great news from a client

  by Chris Henniker November 18, 2014
  Here's a bit of good news from a client of mine, Wendy Jill. She told me: "I Just came in the top 10 children's category, in the 19th annual USA songwriting competition, 2014!!! Whooohooo!!!!!!! Yee haw!!!! It is song #9 on my album!!!" I know it's not garage punk, but I really enjoye...

• Guess who I've been working with?

  by Chris Henniker October 31, 2014
  Only two weeks ago, I was getting e-mails from a children's composer in Texas called Wendy Jill asking me to write a press release for her new album. Aside from the £500 I'd get, the real clincher was that it was a Grammy entrant for the children's category. I really wanted her to be nominated, so I...

• Rainy evening

  by Chris Henniker October 30, 2014
  One of the funniest things I saw yesterday, indeed this month was the Musical Sunny Afternoon. Want to find out more? Click here: http://www.weekendnotes.co.uk/sunny-afternoon-musical-the-kinks-harold-pinter-theatre/

• Do you need someone to write your band's story?

  by Chris Henniker September 30, 2014
  Do you need something for your band's website, such as your story? Are you, like me, eager to get noticed as a band or writer? Do you need photos of your band done? Are you in the Greater London area? I'm eager to pitch in and write or shoot something for your website. Send me a private...