Had a consultation recently that I ended early and refunded. Still thinking about it, so I'm sharing.

An artist's attorney booked the call to plan a PR campaign for her. During the call, the artist's main concern came up: her safety. She's worried about people finding out who she really is.

The problem is that her artist name is her real legal name. Her attorney set it up that way and trademarked it. So anyone who hears her music can look up her name and find her actual identity, and possibly where she lives.

That's the exact thing she's afraid of.

I told them PR would make it worse. PR exists to get more people searching your name. If your name leads straight to the real you, every article and interview is another way for someone to track you down.

My recommendation was to deal with the name first. Use a stage name, or at least figure out a plan to separate her public identity from her private one. Then do PR.

They didn't like hearing that. The call got tense, and it was clear they wanted to go ahead with PR as planned.

I didn't feel right taking money to grow her visibility while ignoring the thing she said scares her most. So I ended the call and refunded the consult.

I'd make the same call again. But I'm curious how others would handle it:

• Have you worked with an artist who uses their legal name and has safety concerns?
• Would you have taken the PR work and flagged the risk in writing instead?

I didn't realize I mis typed a number.

It wasnt financial, but it was a number regardless.

I didn't add the right amount of zero's to it, and the journalist picked it up.

Its a wire. Other publications picked it up too. 4 others picked it up, last I checked. Hopefully there aren't any more

I got the correction done at night, in tbe wire release. My boss and I will be needing to get the corrections done today in the other publications who picked it up.

My boss said the client will love me for doing magic so late in the night.

Client thanked me too.

This was yesterday night.

I haven't told them though, that it was my mistake.

I was focused on correcting the mistake in the wire release. Now its the next day.

I am thinking of telling my boss that it was my mistake.

My appraisal discussion will happen on Monday(in 2 days), my other manager will take it. She may ask my boss who works on this account for feedback.

My boss may also tell the other senior who works on this account,that I made a mistake. Word may spread. My colleagues may also learn this, who knows

Should I tell my boss I made a mistake?

I feel I should. What if she learns it from the journalist in the future if they have a conversation ever?

Plus, it was my fault.

I was feeling so stressed yesterday when I was trying to fix this.

Any recommendations for books that helped you become better at the job?

If you're in PR in London, you know the one I mean... I gather the PRWeek awards were interesting this week.