Hello! Thanks for visiting
Welcome to the very first blog post on my brand new, shiny green website. Isn’t it exciting?
Allow me to introduce myself.
My name is Jonathan and I am a freelance writer and charity fundraiser.
I live in Southampton on the South Coast of the UK, and I like to run, grow veg, go on ‘urban walking holidays’* with my beautiful wife, Heather, doodle, and get in the sea as often as possible.
I also really love words. Reading them, writing them, listening to them, trying to understand where they’ve come from, and playing around with how they’re represented.
This led me to develop a career in the charity sector working as a charitable trusts and foundations fundraiser, where I get to wrangle words into application forms and letters to encourage donors to support the amazing things done by the charities I’ve worked for.
Outside of work, I also write for fun. I’ve always got a notebook and pen close by, have a couple of novel ideas on the go and even won first prize in a ‘flash fiction’ competition (writing a story in just 100 words is surprisingly tough!).
Towards the end of 2018 I was asked to contribute some articles to a growing online running community, Lonely Goat Running Club, which started my freelance writing career in earnest.
Now - in 2020 - I’ve left the world of full-time charity employment to commit more time to Lonely Goat and also fly solo as a freelance writer and charity fundraiser.
It’s an exciting time.
Which leads me to ask…
Does your charity, business, blog, newspaper, book, or best-man need some high-quality writing?
Or, do you need a hand with an article, essay, presentation, website, speech, CV, application form, annual report, or thank you letter?
Perhaps we could work together. Please, get in touch (07421 812 321 or hello@jonathansbean.com) and we can have a chat about what you need and how I can help.
I look forward to working with you.
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[*AKA: strolling around Spanish cities looking for places to order “dos cafes con leche y churros, por favor”.]