Astra has an extremely flexible style thanks to her long career in ghostwriting. Her specialty is within the education and mental health niche, writing blogs and articles specifically about ADHD and autism. Outside of this, she is excellent at both chatty, informal copy (blogs, social media content) and formal articles (including explaining complex legal topics in a digestible manner). She has recently branched out into researching and writing historical articles and blogs, and enjoys bringing "dry" subjects to life.
Both in writing and in her spare time, Astra enjoys researching and writing about queer history, neurodivergence and different education approaches - especially the Montessori method. She is currently studying British and American Sign Language and expanding her graphic design and full-service creative consultancy. When relaxing, she writes short stories and novels, and researches true crime and pop culture happenings.
2:1 with Honours
Undertaken over the course of a year, Astra continued her studies with a Master of Arts. This degree allowed her to delve more deeply into different approaches to writing fiction, and to undertake editorial and publishing duties. Astra achieved a First Class Honours degree.
Astra has written multiple beauty blogs, beginning with work at a daily deals site. This initial work in the beauty sector involved writing up inviting and engaging product descriptions and creating blog posts on Tumblr. Later work has included writing short blogs about makeup, tanning and haircare. She has also written beauty blogs to promote specific businesses, including profiles of staff members and descriptions of services.
Astra has written a wide range of legal articles and has also worked for an international legal training company. In her capacity as copywriter, she has created articles regarding the impact of Brexit on international divorce and child custody, medical negligence cases, boundary disputes, and citizenship options in a variety of European countries. She has also written both long and short-form articles and blogs regarding divorce, contract disputes and more.
Astra has a special interest in the education sector, researching extensively on education and childcare in her spare time. She has a focus on Montessori education, but an interest in other kinds of education and higher education, as well. She has written guides for teachers on how to support students with trauma, neurodivergence, and mental health issues. She also works with a Montessori school in the USA, providing creative consultancy support and creating yearbooks and promotional materials.
Astra has written articles on a few aspects of spirituality and spiritual practice. These have mainly been concerned with the interplay of spirituality and physical practices such as yoga, reiki and healing activities such as sound baths. She has also written some articles regarding the philosophy of religion and various philosophical theories on spirituality.
Astra has completed a large amount of in depth articles - these have covered a range of topics. With a keen eye for detail, Astra can produce articles in the ideal tone for any site or service. She has worked on legal articles, historical articles, and educational articles. She has also produced articles surrounding creative writing and true crime.
Astra has written an incredible amount of blog posts throughout her career. Beginning in retail, with blogs on Tumblr linking back to products on a daily deals site, she has since produced blogs on a variety of topics. These have covered short 300-word blogs on travel, beauty and fashion, to longer 1000 to 2000 word blogs on food, law, history and more.
Astra has written web pages across a spectrum of different websites. She has supported content creation for websites in the education sector and for a private investigation firm as private clients. When ghostwriting and producing content more generally she has written web pages for hearing care, parenting websites, and beyond.
Astra began writing professionally as a ghostwriter of short fictional and creative non-fiction stories. She has also written her own novels and supported other writers in writing books. On the non-fiction side, Astra has written white papers and short eBook guides for technology companies, events companies and legal firms.