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Essay Writing Services

Juliet Brando has more than two decades of experience in collaborative essay writing services.

  • Do you need help writing an essay for college or university?
  • Will you require editing services for your dissertation or thesis?
  • Is English your second language, or is your writing style a little too informal for the required standard?

This week, Juliet Brando helped to edit a dissertation. The brief was to trim several thousand words from the piece, check errors and citations, and improve the language and layout for readability, all without losing the main points of research and argument. To reach the tight deadline, she worked through several nights, all for an affordable £25 per hour.

Any changes were made through the “suggestions” function on Google Docs so that amendments could be approved or rejected by the original author. Juliet Brando remained in regular contact to discuss edits and goals through Skype’s screen sharing function, and WhatsApp. 

If you need essay writing or editing services, contact Juliet Brando here.

Essay writing services by Juliet Brando

Essay writing services by Juliet Brando

Writing for Social Media

As part of the Copywriting course at the College of Media and Publishing, Juliet Brando learned about writing advertising content for a wide range of social media platforms.

Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn have different audiences, and each require subtly different approaches and tones. For this assignment, the brief involved researching, then promoting, the Medieval Feast event for Coombe Abbey on each platform.

Twitter has a short character limit, so every word has to count. It helps to shorten the url, include a hashtag, and add a picture for extra emphasis, as well as encouraging interaction.

A RIGHT ROYAL FEAST!
At @CoombeAbbey, our award-winning Mediaeval Banquets include fun, food and entertainment fit for a Monarch! My Lords, Ladies and Gentlefolk, reply here with your most regal selfies, including the hashtag #rightroyalfeast!
https://bit.ly/3AiIuQz
Using social media marketing to promote an event on Twitter

Facebook includes some useful features in its Meta Creator Studio. Hashtags are helpful, and the location and contact details can be embedded.

THE YEAR IS 1539!
Coombe Abbey has thrown open its doors, and the Abbot and his Provost have invited us, the peasants, to a luxurious banquet! We dine on a four-course candlelit meal, with mead cocktails, wine and ale.
Suddenly, the feast is interrupted! Heavens! It’s the King’s Commissioners! They’ve come to ransack the Abbey’s treasures and banish the Monks! What happens next?
https://bit.ly/3AiIuQz
#medieval #mediaeval #banquet #coombeabbey
<embedded short video nabbed from part way down the page at https://www.coombeabbey.com/product/mediaeval-banquet-2/, with “send message” enabled and checkin with GPS location of venue, using Creator Studio>

As a mainly B2B (business to business) platform, LinkedIn is best for advertising events to company owners and professionals.

WANT TO TREAT YOUR STAFF LIKE ROYALTY?
What better way to show your team how much you value them than to invite them to an award-winning Mediaeval Banquet?
For 40 years, guests have enjoyed Coombe Abbey’s candlelit four-course meals, drinks and live entertainment, in luxurious surroundings.
We are also proud to provide the perfect venues for meetings, training programmes, exhibitions, team-building exercises, and more. From small Q&A sessions in the Griffin Room, to large events for up to 500 guests in the Marquee, our dedicated Conference Team will tailor the experience to suit your business.
Dine like Royalty at Coombe Abbey.
https://bit.ly/3AiIuQz
#teambuilding #banquet #conferences #training

Writing B2B social media copy for LinkedIn

For social media promotion, entertaining content or copywriting for your brand or blog – or for any other writing service – contact Juliet Brando here for a quote.

Comedy Script Sample Scene

This is a short sample scene from “Country Life”, a pilot comedy script by Juliet Brando. It was written and filmed in 2021, during lockdown.

For more YouTube silliness from Juliet Brando, click here.

Juliet Brando has over 20 years of experience in the comedy industry. For scriptwriting or editing, comedy content or copywriting for your brand or blog – or if you need a script doctor to punch up your dialogue and structure – contact Juliet Brando here for a quote.

Direct Mail Advertising

Many companies benefit from direct mail advertising, and writing copy for direct mail is a specialised skill. 

To get a quote for direct mail copywriting from Juliet Brando, click here.

As part of the copywriting course from the College of Media and Publishing, Juliet Brando became an expert on:

  • effective use of direct mail marketing;
  • the qualities of successful direct mail copy;
  • industry specific headers, language and formats;
  • how to write direct mail copy for specific markets.

The coursework task was to write a direct mail marketing letter from a fictional company, including the text and design on the envelope, a testimonial – in this case, also fictional – and calls to action.

After some research, Juliet Brando decided to invent a local gutter cleaning company: 

On envelope, in large lettering:
Damp home? Check your gutters.

Subheader:
50% off gutter cleaning until May 2022.

*picture of gutter at top of envelope, with fake water damage cascading from the end of it down the envelope and making the ink blur a little, though not enough to make the wording unclear*

Inside:

CMP Guttering Services,
<phone number>
<email address>

Dear <Customer Name>,

Home is where the heart is, and we are sure that you value a safe, warm, and dry home environment as much as we do.

Clogged gutters may be damaging your home.
If you don’t keep your gutters clean, rainwater can cause problems like rotting fascia boards, and water damage to roof tiles, walls, windows, ceilings, insulation, and even foundations.

Keep your foundations strong.
Your gutter system is key to protecting your home’s foundations from costly damage. Without a fully functioning gutter system, foundations are vulnerable to pooling water during heavy rainfall. This can lead to serious – and expensive – problems like cracks, shifting, or settling.

Rain belongs outdoors.
If water gets into your home through damaged exterior walls, you may not notice at first. Yet the resulting damp can be extensive, causing ugly staining on your walls and ceilings. When water seeps into your internal walls, it can cause mould spores, which can damage your health as well as your home. It’s important to regularly check and maintain your gutters to make sure water can drain freely.

Moss on the roof?
If you have clogged gutters, it means that water has nowhere to go. This can force water to your roof and cause leaks. If this water is not dried out, it creates a damp environment that is perfect for moss to grow. This acts as a sponge, holding water and stopping your roof from drying. If it’s not dealt with, damp can get through the tiles and roof, causing damage to your property. This is especially true in winter, when ice can form from moisture that’s trapped against the tiles or masonry. When water freezes, it expands and can make tiles raise, chip or crack.

Pests out of control?
Small animals and insects are attracted to standing water, so pigeons, squirrels and flies love blocked gutters. Fallen leaves provide a perfect place for them to build nests and breed, and the gutter gives them easy access to your roof and attic.

When did you last clean your gutters?
Gutter clearing is best done once a year, after Autumn or at the beginning of Spring. Now is the ideal time. Gutters are likely to become clogged with leaves and twigs during Autumn and Winter, so it’s likely that they are overdue a thorough clean.

The time is now.
CMP Guttering Services is a local company, and our professional gutter cleaning specialists offer a competitive rate, with no call out charges or hidden fees.

“I’m so glad I found CMP Guttering Services! They did a great job of cleaning my gutters, and they were very reasonably priced. I will definitely be using them again in the future.”
Annabel Croft, <local postcode>

We hope to hear from you soon,

<signature in blue ink>
Bob Dole, Managing Director, CMP Guttering Services

<phone number>
<email address>

p.s. We are offering a 50% discount on work carried out before May 2022. Call or email us now for a free, no obligation quote.

To contact Juliet Brando for direct mail marketing, click here.

Direct Mail Marketing for a Gutter Cleaning Company

Short Horror Script

Juliet Brando has over 20 years of experience with comedy scriptwriting and editing. Here is a brief horror play by Juliet Brando from 2021, written for performance via Zoom, and shortlisted and awarded an honourable mention by Scriptwriters & Co.

For scriptwriting or editing, or if you need a script doctor to add jokes, and punch up your dialogue and structure, contact Juliet Brando here for a quote.

The Cooling

INT. BASEMENT ROOM – EVENING

All is dark.

CAROLINE’s face appears, lit only by flickering candlelight.

CAROLINE:
(whispers, gentle, eyes
closed)
Is there anybody there?

We see MICHAEL, KEZIA and TJ too now, all similarly lit.

MICHAEL:
(deadpan)
Yes. We all are.

KEZIA:
Take it seriously, Michael. She’s
not talking about us. She means –
well, you know.

CAROLINE:
(blinking, slightly
frustrated)
Is there anybody there?

There is a long silence.

MICHAEL:
(quietly)
WooOOooooOOOooooOOOooooo-

TJ:
(irritated)
Shut it, dicksplat.

MICHAEL:
(quieter, tapering
awkwardly)
-ooooooOOooooh.

KEZIA:
My mum won’t come through if you’re
titting about. Let Caroline
concentrate.

CAROLINE:
Sorry, Kezia… I’m… I’m getting
something for Michael, actually.
Whoever it is sounds a bit upset.

TJ:
Christ, even the dead are pissed
off with him.

CAROLINE:
It’s vague. I can’t tell who it is.
They say (little voice) “you left
me, you shit”.

TJ:
Well that doesn’t narrow it down.
(pause) Sorry, Caroline.

CAROLINE makes a sad, “oh, that’s okay” gesture.

MICHAEL:
(defensive)
Cal, it’s not like we were
exclusive, sooo- (pause) Anyway,
where’s Kezia’s dead mum?

KEZIA:
(hopeful)
Mum?

CAROLINE:
Michael, I’m getting a memory of
Sri Lanka. China too. Maybe India?

MICHAEL:
(dismissive)
Never been.

CAROLINE:
Could it be someone from one of
those places? (slightly bitter)
Someone you broke up with in a
particularly *heartless* way?

MICHAEL:
(proud)
I’ve only done white girls.

KEZIA:
Bit racist.

MICHAEL:
(backtracking)
Nah, it’s not, like, a preference
thing. Just- TJ, tell them, I’m not
racist am I!

TJ:
(affronted)
Why am I the one who has to say
what’s racist?

KEZIA:
And why aren’t I? I’m not white
either.

MICHAEL:
Yeah, but TJ is more- (awkward,
gesturing at TJ’s skin tone)
-exotic.

TJ:
I was born in Kingston!

MICHAEL:
(offensive accent, hand
gesture)
Irieee, man! Make a bad ting good!

TJ:
Kingston in Surrey!

CAROLINE:
(eyes closed again,
sensual voice)
Your mouth, Michael. So hot.

MICHAEL:
(pleased)
Aww, cheers Cal!

CAROLINE:
(frustrated)
No, the spirit. It’s not clear.
(pause, little voice) Hot. But cold
now. So cold.

KEZIA:
(sharp)
Colder than dumping Caroline on a
work Zoom call, Mike?

MICHAEL:
Why can’t ghosts just say what they
mean? Why does it always have to be
like a shit pub quiz?

CAROLINE:
(eyes shut)
T. Just T. Someone whose name
begins with a T?

Long silence.

MICHAEL:
TJ?

TJ:
Don’t look at me, cockend. I’m not
even dead.

MICHAEL:
I don’t know any dead people.

CAROLINE:
(eyes shut)
You left me. You forgot about me.

MICHAEL:
Look, Cal! We talked about this-

KEZIA:
(annoyed)
The ghost, Michael!

CAROLINE:
So cold now. So cold. (vicious) You
put me in the sewer!

TJ:
What the fuck, man?

KEZIA:
(shock, horror)
Michael, what have you done?

MICHAEL:
What?! No! (pause) You really think
I could-? Seriously guys, you think
I’m some sort of sociopath?

Everyone else ponders, shrugs and exchanges glances.

MICHAEL:
Guys?!

TJ:
(decisive)
No. I don’t think he could do it.

MICHAEL:
Yes! Thank you!

KEZIA:
He’s clearly a monster.

CAROLINE:
Well, not a monster, but…

KEZIA:
Remember that time at the Christmas
do when he got a blowjob off that
girl from sales admin, then left
her with the room service bill?

CAROLINE:
Well, yes, but…

KEZIA:
She didn’t even drink and he
ordered a whole bottle of
champagne, then spilt most of it
down himself.

CAROLINE:
(thoughtful)
Yes. His mind. I think it’s clear
there’s just something (gestures at
own head) *missing* up there.

KEZIA:
You’re wrong, TJ. He could
definitely have done it.

TJ:
No, I mean, he’d definitely be the
sort to kill someone without
thinking about it. Sure.

KEZIA:
Right?

MICHAEL:
(insulted)
Teej?

TJ:
I don’t think he’d be smart enough
to do it without getting caught.

All nod in agreement.

MICHAEL:
I’ve watched CSI! I could totally
do it!

TJ:
Well, clearly.

MICHAEL:
But I didn’t though!

KEZIA:
There’s a ghost here who’d beg to
differ.

CAROLINE:
(eyes shut, suddenly
surprised)
OH MY GOD!

KEZIA:
(hopeful)
What is it? What’s coming through?

There is a tense silence.

CAROLINE:
(sigh of relief)
Michael, it was a cup of tea.

All look blank and disturbed.

CAROLINE:
A cup of tea. You forgot about it.
It went cold. You poured it away.

MICHAEL:
I’m being haunted by a cup of tea?

All take a moment to consider this.

TJ:
Only Michael could anger an
inanimate object.

There is a silence of agreement.

MICHAEL:
(casual, cheerful)
Well, if Kezia’s mum isn’t going to
turn up, I’ll put the kettle on.
(pause) Anyone?

All look at each other, uneasy.

MICHAEL:
Anyone? (long pause, all goes dark)
Anyone?

END.

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Comedy scriptwriting by Juliet Brando