Laura Marcus - freelance journalist, agony aunt and broadcaster specialising in relationships

Climbing the glass mountain
Thank you for visiting my website. I’m a writer, broadcaster and social commentator. I specialise in emotional matters and radio producers love calling me at short notice to get my take on a hot issue.

About Me
At 14 I told my English teacher I

wanted to be a freelance journalist - I actually had no idea what this meant, just thought it sounded good. When she stopped laughing she suggested I take

shorthand / typing classes. I did but ended up in dead-end jobs typing other people’s words.

It took a while but eventually I found a way to earn money typing my own, first on local papers then on women’s magazines. Many years after saying I wanted to be a freelance journalist, I became one. Some days it’s like climbing a glass mountain after a rainstorm. Other days it’s pure euphoria, the best high going.

Magazines
I write for all the major women’s magazines across the globe. My many credits include Oprah Magazine, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Real Magazine, Elle, Cleo, Company, She, WeightWatchers Magazine and New Woman. Newspaper credits, online as well as print, include The Guardian,The Observer, The Mirror, The Daily Record, The Irish Examiner, The Bangkok Post and The South China Morning Post.

As a trained couples counsellor and agony aunt I write a lot about relationships. My other specialities are money, work, health, technology, families and female friendship. I also broadcast regularly on BBC Five Live. My Guardian and Observer pieces are all here and my magazine articles are available from my brilliant agent here.

Copywriting
I’ve also worked as a copywriter. Clients have included Virgin Trains, QUIT - for smokers - Parents at Work and Gay Men’s Health. Download samples here.

To contact me email or call 07870-367289. I’m enthusiastic, reliable and thoroughly professional. Although my clients always come back for more, I love a fresh challenge. So please get in touch if you think you can use me. My rates are very reasonable. Let’s talk.