About Kate

I’ve always had a passion for words since I was a child. It led me to do a BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature at the University of Liverpool and into a career as an advertising copywriter and, later, public relations writer. In 2021, I completed an MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University.

I’ve worked for 30 years (and still do) as a commercial writer for some of the largest organisations in the UK, including the NHS and Department of Education. I love it. How wonderful to have a job that involves writing about things that matter to me… health, education, wellbeing, kids to name a few.  I’m also a journalist and qualified clinical hypnotherapist so I understand about hypnotic language and rhetoric.

My second greatest love after writing is clothes. As well as having my own distinctive style (and a cupboard-busting collection of garments – what do you mean I don’t need six red dresses?), I’m an advocate for self-expression. My TEDx talk, What Toddlers Teach Us About Style, urges tolerance, acceptance and the freedom to dress however we choose. I was also invited to speak at the first ever festival of body confidence.

I live in Devon with my teenage daughter, Beth – affectionately known as Oik – my two adorable grey cats and an assortment of tropical fish who periodically like to eat each other.