Editor & main contributor: Terry Freedman. Published in the UK. ISSN 1474-6816
The purpose of this website is to enable me to share ideas about writing, including reviews of books and even films that may have a bearing on the craft of writing. My credentials, in case you’re wondering, are that I’ve been having articles and books published since 1990.
I’ve been reading Phillipa K. Chong’s “Inside the Critics’ Circle”, in which she attempts to discover the process by which books get reviewed. It’s a very interesting read. I haven’t finished it yet, so am not in a position to review it as such, but I was struck by the extract cited here.
When I decided that I would like to create a flyer for my forthcoming creative writing courses, and that I would like it to have the look of a zine, it made sense to me to enlist the services of artificial intelligence..
An article caught my eye recently. Entitled “The sneaky trick for solving problems without answering them”, Jacob Aron describes a mathematical approach to solving a publem without actually doing anything about it. What’s this got to do with creative writing?
I’ve just started reading this, and it has me gripped already. I like the fact that it doesn’t mess about: no long-winded descriptions…
What we might call “natural” word of mouth is one thing — it has served me very well — but can we provide a helping hand?
This is a very compelling book to read, but to describe it as noir fiction is almost an understatement.
A post I wrote while suffering from heat exhaustion.
These poems benefit from being read aloud, even if only to yourself.
Why is negotiating essential for the professional writer?
Below you will find two versions of a book review. The first is the one I submitted to the editor of Teach Secondary magazine, while the second is the version he actually published.
