Poppycockney!
By the time I've drunk my tea and finished scribbling this, my new blog Poppycockney will have launched.
Poppycockney is a blog about London, but it's fictional. Every character has their own opinion (they're real), but they also have their own lives and that's the fun part. We get to play and have silly characters and do silly things.
I write the character of Poppy (who else) and it's a blog about her life. Well, her and her friends. I don't know why I decided to write a blog in fiction. It's like Gossip Girl but backwards so maybe I was subconsciously influenced by that.
It's been such hard work. Getting a team of people together and keeping things going is tough. Especially as we initially planned to launch on June 16th! Things get in the way - like y'know - life and shit.
One of the main things pushing me was when the guys at Messy Media telling me that I couldn't edit a team of people. At the time, they were probably right. What the hell do I know about editing a website and leading a team of people? Fuck all. But I do know this site. And I do know my team. I'm very passionate about both. I don't know if that's enough and I've got loads to learn, but surely every editor has to start somewhere? If I knew what I was doing and didn't fuck up that wouldn't be much fun at all. I'm also constantly amazed by how supportive the guys writing for me are. They believe in this site and, more surprisingly sometimes, they believe in me. Even when I'm freaking out like I have been over the last couple of days.
I love what we've done with Poppycockney. Really really love it. I know how much work has gone into it. Blood, sweat tears, vodka etc. But it's all been worth it.
You can check out the site here... it's about to go live in 5...4...3...2...1....
