welcome to 2write

2Write? Too right!

Wellington-based communications company 2Write is made up of husband and wife Pat Martin and Pip Desmond. We’ve been writing, editing and designing publications for a wide range of clients for over 35 years. Our strength is our ability to turn complex ideas into clear, simple language and present them in an engaging way. Whether we’re writing books, editing reports, proof-reading university theses, designing web pages, recording family history or running writing workshops, we bring life to words.

Researching and writing family history

On the heritage trail in Europe and North Africa

Late in 2023 Pat travelled through Italy, Tunisia and Egypt to retrace his father’s footsteps in World War 2. He also visited northern France and Belgium where his grandfather fought in World War 1.

“At one point I stood in the Piazza San Marco, Venice, at exactly the same spot Dad had his photo taken 78 years earlier. I’d been away a few weeks and was starting to miss home; Dad was away for four years.”

Pat plans to write the stories of both his father and grandfather, ordinary men who lived through extraordinary times. A number of 2Write projects have had strong elements of family history.

Online creative non-fiction writing workshop

Finding your ‘I’: the key to the story

Bring your creative non-fiction to life by exploring the essential characteristics of the first-person narrator. Pip’s online workshop for the New Zealand Society of Authors is relevant for writers using the ‘I’ voice in both memoir and wider subjects.

Click here to access the one-hour workshop. Cost: $15 for NZSA members; discounts for CSC holders; separate pricing for writing groups and non-members.