Hi Pam! I studied Media & Communications at university, with co-majors in Gender Studies and English, and the odd subject in Sociology, Psychology and Government.

I’m glad I did arts/humanities subjects in addition to the journalism stuff, because I think it taught me how to join analyse and join the dots, as well as giving me a whole bunch of subject matter to get passionate about (which I think is as important to “being a writer” as writing itself). I was also lucky to study at a university which had a rich and fantastic campus culture, which played a role in my intellectual and political development as well.

As for why I chose Tumblr… the easiest answer is that way back at the tail end of 2007, all the cool kids were doing it. It seemed like a good platform on which to connect with people as well as put my ideas out there – and I still think it is more social than Wordpress or Blogger. Although I agree that it isn’t the best fit for my wordy posts!