How do you keep your clippings?MADness, or bludgeoning the reader or viewer with a lecture conveying the correct view
in Memoir, Reflections
One of my favourite reads in my teens and 20s was MAD magazine. It was quite humorous, and took the rise out of just about everything, but in a gentle way, in contrast to the vituperative stuff that passes for satire these days.
10 pound note, by Terry Freedman
Latest article in the Write! newsletter 14 October 2025
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Writing by numbers: An approach to memoir and other writing
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Read a lot, read fast (Updated)
How to read a book a week.
Read MoreThe benefits of a massive clearout #4
in Reflections
Here at Freedman Towers a massive clearout has been underway for some time. I thought I'd share my thoughts on why this has proven to be a very useful exercise.
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in Reflections
Here at Freedman Towers a massive clearout has been underway for some time. I thought I'd share my thoughts on why this has proven to be a very useful exercise.
Read MoreReview: The Many Lives of Anne Frank
You could be forgiven for thinking that all that has been said, or needed to be said, about Anne Frank had already been said, given the number of books, articles and even a play that have been written about her. And yet in some ways she has never been more relevant.
Read Morefreelancing vs authoring part 1, v2, update 2
If, like me, you enjoy writing and you would like to earn money from it, should you go down the freelance writing route or write books, or both?From my experience, here are the pros and cons of freelancing.
Read MoreFreelancing vs authoring Part 2: Authoring (update v2)
If, like me, you enjoy writing and you would like to earn money from it, should you go down the freelance writing route or write books, or both?
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Notebook and Pencil, by Terry Freedman
The Professional Writer: Know Your Rights (Revisited)
Do you know about types of copyright and moral rights?
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Writer's Block, by Terry Freedman
An interesting way of dealing with writer's block (Revisited)
How did the English comedian Spike Milligan break through writer’s block?
Read MoreReview: Stranger than Fiction
At first glance, this book's table of contents seems puzzling. Despite running to nearly 500 pages, Frank seems to be using fewer than 50 different novels to represent a hundred years of literary evolution — but appearances can be deceptive.
Read MoreThe benefits of a massive clearout #2
in Reflections
Here at Freedman Towers a massive clearout has been underway for some time. I thought I'd share my thoughts on why this has proven to be a very useful exercise.
Read MoreThe benefits of a massive clearout #1
in Reflections
Here at Freedman Towers a massive clearout has been underway for some time. I thought I'd share my thoughts on why this has proven to be a very useful exercise.
Read More“The style is plain and simple, and all the more powerful for that, and I like the sense of foreboding.”
Quick look: Hard Rain Falling, by Don Carpenter -- Progress report
in Bookshelf, Quick looks, Reviews
The style is plain and simple, and all the more powerful for that, and I like the sense of foreboding.
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Quick look: Conversations with Third Reich Contemporaries
in Bookshelf, Quick looks, Reviews
Context is given regarding the manner in which the interviews were conducted, and there is a great deal of nuance regarding the concept of “bystanders” vs “perpetrators”.
Read MoreHow I write: books (Updated)
How can you start writing a book if you don’t know where to start?
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“You got a problem?” Self-portrait cartoon by Terry Freedman
Problem resolved!
in Events
As it happens, I did have a problem: one dead link and two dud links
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Epistolary: Letter to Rebecca #25-11
Did you know that Rebecca Holden and I write a letter on Substack to each other on Wednesdays? Well, we do, and this is the latest one from me to her. Read on for a jolly good chortle.
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