Penelope Richmond

Copywriter
and
essayist.

SEO articles, long-form content, and short-form copy. Writing with clarity and curiosity.

Portrait of Penelope Richmond, freelance copywriter and essayist based in London
Five pieces
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Science & Philosophy

God Does Not Play Dice

Einstein, determinism, and Bell's theorem — on what it means to refuse a universe built on chance.

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Yves Klein, 1961

Art & History

The Blue Epoch

Yves Klein, International Klein Blue, and the five-hundred-year obsession with ultramarine.

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Close-up of a face in soft golden light

Beauty Science

How do retinoids actually work?

An SEO long-form piece. The science behind the most studied ingredient in skincare — from cell turnover to collagen and the famous "purge".

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Philosophy

The Paradox of Self

A (sort of) organised and well-researched stream of consciousness — on the calculating self, ego, and what lies beneath.

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Pen — the Substack publication

Substack — Pen

More writing

Everything else on Substack — essays in progress, shorter notes, and things still being figured out.

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Portfolio

Samples available on request.

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About

I take complex ideas and express them with precision and clarity. I write web copy, blog content, and long-form editorial material that informs, delights, and motivates. I bring visibility and traffic to businesses by seamlessly integrating SEO keywords in a way that is honest and organic.

I combine the analytical rigour of a first-class degree in Physics with creative spirit. I wrote about quantum logic gates for my dissertation, so I embrace complicated ideas with confidence and enthusiasm (knowing that nothing can ever be more obscure than that). I believe even the most complex of matters can be expressed in a way that is elegant and alive.

Other stuff

I'm 80,000 words into a book manuscript. I publish a Substack on science, philosophy, music, art, and mental health. I co-host a writers' group in Primrose Hill every week and run writers' retreats.

Based

London

Available for

Freelance & contracts

Substack

Pen

Let's work
together.

Whether you need long-form content, web copy, brand writing, or something in between — get in touch. I'm currently taking on new clients.

Or email directly: penelopermd@gmail.com
Phone: 07913 789 284