Review of a collection of writings from the Oulipo, including minutes of meetings, lectures and correspondence.
Read MoreBook review: All That Is Evident Is Suspect
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Books unseen: My Name is Why
A few notes about a forthcoming memoir with a difference.
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What I've been reading: Dreyer's English
A no-nonsense style guide that manages to be both humorous and readable too.
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Books, by Terry Freedman
Another kind of book review
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I’ve added another kind of book review to my previous list of five.
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Crossword, by Terry Freedman
Review: Four books about crosswords
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Crossword puzzles are great for writers, as explained in this article, and these four books are worth reading.
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Query letters that worked
Book review: Query letters that worked
This is an interesting book whose title under-promises and over-delivers.
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What I've been reading: Something nasty in the slush pile (updated)
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How should you pitch a publisher with your book proposal? Or, to look at this another way, how should you not do so? This book answers that question.
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What I've been reading: How not to write a novel
Even if you are a non-fiction writer, this book is worth reading.
Read MoreWhat I'm reading: Why we Sleep
A well-written and, frankly, frightening book about the benefits we get from sleep. frightening? Yes, because of the costs we pay when we skimp on (good quality) sleep.
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So many books, so little time...
5 types of book review
When it comes to writing book reviews books, I've found that a one-size fits all approach not to be very useful. Here are the 5 types of review I write, ranging from the full length, everything but the kitchen sink version, to zero words except to say "This book exists"!
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What I've been reading: Killing Hope
OK, so this is a review of a fiction book -- but I think we can learn a lot about great use of language, convincing research and pace from reading it.
Read MoreWhat I've been reading: Something nasty in the slush pile
How should you pitch a publisher with your book proposal? Or, to look at this another way, how should you not do so? This book answers that question.
Read MoreQuick look: Publishing 101 by Jane Friedman
My thoughts on this book for would-be published authors, having read around a third of it up till now. Executive summary: so far so good.
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Review of How to make a living with your writing
Writing full time is not likely to earn you a living. Best-selling author Joanna Penn shares her ideas and experience of using her writing to earn money in other ways.
Read MoreReview of Discoverability
How can a self-published author get noticed these days? Kristine Kathryn Rusch has some surprising answers.
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