I’ll be taking part in an online Q&A on ‘Routes into Copywriting’ at the Guardian Careers website this Friday, 15 January, from 12pm to 3pm GMT.

I’ll be aiming to provide useful advice on beginning and progressing a career in copywriting to website visitors, along with other leading UK copywriters and the chief executive of the Institute of Copywriting.

I’m fairly sure that all the copywriters on the panel took very different routes into the world of freelance copywriting, so there should be some interesting variation in the answers and reflections that get posted.

If you’d like to post a question, take part in the discussion or just browse our answers, you can visit the copywriting Q&A here.

The Q&A will remain online once the session is over, and should constitute a useful resource for anyone considering a career in copywriting.

I look forward to seeing you at the Q&A on Friday!