: About Me

Hi, I'm Simon Wright. Welcome to my Helium page. I am the Helium Channel Manager for the Spending & Saving part of Helium's Personal Finance section. Please contact me if you have any queries or suggestions about that part of the site. As well as writing about finance, I also write extensively on a range of other topics including soccer and the art of writing.

Some information about me:
I'm originally from Enniskillen, in Northern Ireland. A small claim to fame is that I went to the same school as a famous writer by the name of Oscar Wilde (though in different centuries!). 

I now live in Scotland and work in financial services. I have extensive experience in banking, having worked both in marketing and project management across the Internet banking and mobile banking distribution channels.

Away from work, my main passion is writing. I have staged comedy sketch shows and have had comedy sketches performed in venues in Scotland. Having discovered Helium, I have built up a sizeable portfolio of knowledge articles and have had articles purchased by external publishers. My particular areas of expertise include finance, technology, sports, and writing-related articles.

My Helium Betaville Zone:

I've set up a Helium zone, called Simon Wright's Writing Resource Zone, which you can find at this url, http://www.helium.com/zone/1362-simon-wright-writing-resource-zone . It's got my thoughts on writing, plus tips on how we can all improve as writers. I hope that you will check it out and enjoy it. Feedback welcome too!

Additional information:

Check out my personal website, at http://paperbackwrighter.weebly.com, for more examples of my writing. This includes some of my creative writing, which you won't find anywhere else.

- Comedy writer:
As a comedy writer, I have had sketches performed in theatres and comedy venues in Edinburgh and Glasgow, in Scotland. Audio recordings are available, should any radio, TV, or theatre publishers be interested in commissioning them. Sketches include themes of science fiction and religious parody.

- Short story / novel writer:
I have a collection of short stories, which are mainly in the crime genre. Additionally, I have a completed (but unpublished) novel.

Professional and academic qualifications held include:

- Law Degree (LLB)
- Banking and Investment Planning qualifications
- Chartered Institute of Marketing diploma (CIM)

Other relevant training undertaken includes:
- Web usability training
- Effective Communication
- Project management effectiveness.

Note for publishers: For enquiries, please contact me either via Helium or by my personal website, at http://paperbackwrighter.weebly.com.

My passion is ...

Writing

I know too much about ...

Writing, financial services and soccer

My childhood ambition ...

To be a soccer player, although when I was very young I wanted to be either a fisherman or a train driver.

My favorite memory ...

Michael Thomas scoring 'that' goal at Anfield against Liverpool. For those who don't know it clinched an unlikely title triumph for Arsenal over a Liverpool team who had previously been oh so dominant

Why I write ...

For enjoyment and because I'm good at it.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Reading Rachel Caine's Morganville vampire novels series. Listening to Planet Rock radio station.

My first job ...

Marketing Assistant for a bank in Northern Ireland

My best moment ...

Birth of my baby boy

My inspiration ...

comes from within

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Most of us celebrate Christmas and are familiar with the traditions that are associated with it. These include the arrival of Santa Claus, exchanging of gifts, decorating a tree, hanging of mistletoe, and sitting down to a meal that includes turkey, roast potatoes and is followed by Christmas pudding. Of course, not everyone observes all these facets of Christmas. Families take a pick and mix approach to their Christmas traditions but, at their core, the Christmas experience is still recognizable. It’s interesting though to consider why people celebrate Christmas? My guess is that if...

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Rating:

• Marketplace Premier Writer
• Creative Writing Bronze
• 8Writing Contest Winner
• Editorial Advisory Board
• Marketplace Approved Writer
• 18Marketplace Articles Sold
• Channel Manager Spending & Saving
• Helium Charter Member