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In this personal essay, Lindsey Laseter shares how she used LinkedIn to grow her creative business through authentic connection, & not your traditional business development.

Lindsey Laseter

Apr 10, 2026

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In our series centered around Community, pathbreaking Black women in the horror genre have given Nadira Jamerson the courage to share her voice and artistry – the scary sisters deserve their flowers too.

Nadira Jamerson

Apr 9, 2026

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As trust in science declines, Principal & Creative Director of MiresBall, John Ball explores how strategic branding, clarity, and restraint help organizations communicate complex ideas and rebuild credibility.

John Ball

Apr 8, 2026

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Zami Majuqwana sounds off on how the hype about AI-made branding forgets that brands aren’t just assets—they’re trust. AI can create, but only humans build the relationships, accountability & meaning behind great brands.

Zami Majuqwana

Apr 3, 2026

Verbal Archive

Ironhill is a place-first brand rooted in the rural edges of Melbourne, turning landscape, lifestyle, and imagination into a distinct world that invites people in long before anything is ready to pour.

Richie Meldrum

Mar 25, 2026

Interviews

Sari Azout, founder of Sublime - a platform for archiving interesting and inspiring things found on the internet - shares how her own archive informs her work and why curation is becoming a critical creative skill.

The Subtext Editorial Team

Mar 25, 2026

Resources

Our resource library is an ever expanding collection of inspiration curated for writers and creatives. Find helpful tools, recommended books and articles, invaluable websites, and more.

Interviews

By day, Abby is a senior brand writer. By night, she’s working on her novel. In this conversation, we talk about the value of detours — and why writing is a practice, not a performance.

Abby Adesanya

Mar 24, 2026

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Interviews

Angel Bellon shows how understanding human behavior and overlooked communities gives brands a strategic advantage in cultivating real relevance.

January 16, 2026

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At Figma, writing is part of design. The Brand Studio’s copywriters collaborate with designers from concept to launch, using language as a tool to shape story and strategy.

November 4, 2025

Verbal Archive

KesselsKramer helps hotelier citizenM challenge the hospitality industry's status quo with a cheeky, rebellious verbal identity that speaks directly to modern travelers.

November 22, 2024

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Freelance copywriter Gemma Strang dives into the creative benefits of playing board games as copywriters and the best ones you should check out.

December 6, 2024

Interviews

Get to the future of advertising with Springboards.ai, where AI tools meet human creativity for faster, more innovative outputs. Pip Bingemann shares the vision of transforming agency workflows.

April 11, 2024

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Great copy sings like a melody. Robin Albin explores how the musicality of words—rhythm, rhyme, and sound—elevates copywriting and leaves a lasting impact.

June 20, 2024

Verbal Archive

Afternoon Social Club serves a brand who's sun-soaked voice is for casual pickleballers who play hard and chill harder. Dive into the vibrant brand work for a dose of vitamin C.

February 12, 2026

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Think beyond the Moleskine. Ditch the coffee mug with a typewriter on it. This gift list / wish list proves that gifts for copywriters can be thoughtful, without thinking too hard.

December 15, 2023

Submissions

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