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Hi, I'm Phil - a writer and an educator from the UK. Currently, I live in Spain, and I help multilingual writers build authority and charge more.
If you’d like to read about my journey to becoming a writing coach, check out the following article:
Why I became a language coach
(Language Hub)
If you want to know a few of my weird secrets, read 10 Things About Me (A Smiling World)
On Medium, I publish articles about the English language, literature, the craft of writing, and I publish original stories and poetry too. Access the stories via the links below (publication in brackets).
The English Language
- How Dedicated Writers Boost Vocabulary Every Day (The Writing Cooperative)
- Are Traditional Language Schools Dying? (Language Hub)
- (Book Review) Creative Multilingualism: A Manifesto (Read to Learn)
- We All Share the English Language (A Smiling Word)
- Top 4 Errors From Multilingual Writers — Plus All the Quick Fixes (Language Talk)
The Craft of Writing:
- The Three Keys to Writing a Memorable Bio (New Writers Welcome)
- Stop Using Overly Academic Linking Terms (The Hub)
- Using Grammarly Won’t Make you a Better Writer (New Writers Welcome)
- Choose the Right Outfit for your Writing: The 4 Levels of Writing Formality (The Hub)
- Sonic Writing: Do Your Words Sing Sweet Music or Hit the Wrong Note? (The Writing Cooperative)
- Writing Faster is not about Concentration or Hard Work (Three Minute Thoughts)
- Why Writers Must Vary Their Writing Style + how to do it (The Writing Cooperative)
- Razor-Sharp Writing: 7 Clear-Cut Methods to Trim Your Sentences (New Writers Welcome)
- Building the Perfect Writing Structure One Layer at a Time (The Writing Cooperative)
- The Ideas Factory: From Creative Spark to Fully Charged (New Writers Welcome)
- Hook the Reader without Using Clickbait Headlines (The Writing Cooperative)
- Storify Your Blogs: 3 Ideas You Can Use Today (Thought Thinkers)
- 5 Swift Tips for Writing Short Stories (Writing101)
The Writing Industry
- LinkedIn vs Medium for Freelance Writers in 2023 (New Writers Welcome)
- Why I Hate the Word Content (Writing 101)
- Why Do We Still Play Chess? (Thought Thinkers)
- Writing on LinkedIn is a Pyramid Scheme (The Writing Cooperative)
- 5 Sizzling Post Ideas for Freelance Writers (Writing 101)
- Find Your Tribe: Why Every Writer Should Join a Community (The Writing Cooperative)
- Six Skills Pro Writers Need to Avoid the Chopping Block in 2024 (New Writers Welcome)
- I’ve Restructured my Writing Business 4 Times (New Writers Welcome)
Humour
- Nine and a Half Comedy Techniques Which (Might) Make Readers Laugh (New Writers Welcome)
- Increase your Writing Productivity by 350% (Thought Thinkers)
- Sarcasm Saved My Life: How to write funny on LinkedIn (New Writers Welcome)
- Stack Funny on Top of Funny: more tips on writing funny slideshows (New Writers Welcome)
- The Art of Totally Ignoring Vanity Metrics (Thought Thinkers)
- My Epic Quest for a LinkedIn Top Voice Badge
- The Last Non-Marketer on Earth (The Haven)
The World of Literature:
- The Rise of the NiFs (The Writing Cooperative)
- The Rise and Fall of the Short Story (Irrelevant Matters)
- What Exactly is Time? (Irrelevant Matters)
- The Unbreakable Bond Between Short Stories and the Natural World (The Writing Cooperative)
- My Creative Muse is Divorcing Me. How can I win it Back? (The Fiction Writers’ Den)
- Never Let Your Story Ideas Escape — Part 1, Part 2 (Writing 101)
- 3 Engaging Types of Short Fiction to Read in 2024 (Thought Thinkers)
Original Stories and Poetry
- Sound of the Drums (The Lark)
- Raft (The Lark)
- The Great Inversion (The Shortform)
- The Seventh Day (Pure Fiction)
- Rings Around the Palms (The Lark)
- Peloton (The Journal of Radical Wonder)
- Satellite of Love (Pure Fiction)
- Two Nights Only (The Lark)
- Two Passengers (Total Fiction)
- An Ode to Procrastination (The Lark)
- Home Invasion (The Journal of Radical Wonder)
- The Change (Three Minute Thoughts)
- Spanish Soldiers (The Lark)
- Frozen Stiff (The Fiction Writers’ Den)
- Overlooking the Lake (Pure Fiction)
- Saudade (The Fiction Writers’ Den)
- Dog on a Balcony. No Dog on a Balcony (The Fiction Writers’ Den)
- A Difference in Temperature (The Journal of Radical Wonder).
- How to Make a Ford Mondeo Fly (The Fiction Writers’ Den)
- Bin Day (Writing101)
- Herr Friedrich’s Fabulous Kabarett (The Fiction Writers’ Den)
- One Hundred and Thirty-Five Seconds (The Journal of Radical Wonder)
- The Little Shop of Babalawo Eugenio (Pure Fiction)
- Godfrey Loses His Voice (The Fiction Writers’ Den)
- A Simulation (Lit Up)
- Energy, Death, and Treasure in Future Algeria (Predict)
Philip Charter is a ghostwriter and a writing coach from the UK. Download his free writing tips eBook, How to Become a Proficient English Writer.
He is the author of two collections of short fiction and two novellas. Please feel free to connect on LinkedIn or get in touch via email.
