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The London Book Fair is online this year, and lasts for two weeks, starting tomorrow (22 June 2021). Having registered, activated my account, and trawled through the sessions, the following in particular appeal to me, in no particular order…
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slumped, by Terry Freedman
If I didn’t write while I’m distracted by things going on I’d never write at all. Is the answer to go on a writing residential, once they’re running again?
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news by Terry Freedman
In the forthcoming issue of Terry Freedman’s Books Bulletin (after a long hiatus) we have various items, including…
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London Book Fair seminar
As I mentioned in my blog post about this year’s London Book Fair, this week there is also a Writers’ Summit.
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London Book Fair Hi-Res, by Terry Freedman
As always the London Book Fair programme looks great, and the biggest problem you will face, I think, is deciding which talks to attend in the seminar programme. Bonus: this year the Fair is free to attend.
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This could be you! Picture: Celebrate! by Terry Freedman
There’s an opportunity to enter samples of your writing for a freelance writing award.
Read MoreUPDATED With a correction! Why are ebooks priced at almost the same level as printed books? (I’ve actually seen a Kindle book priced higher than the print version.)
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BOOKS , by Terry Freedman
In the process of identifying which books to send off to a new home, I’ve discovered some books I’d forgotten about and now look forward to reading (again).
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Free books for writers — but hurry.
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imposter syndrome, by Terry Freedman
There’s a good chance that I’ve led a sheltered life, have very low standards, or both, but in my opinion the degree to which someone suffers from imposter syndrome is inversely related to how good they really are.
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Blogger, by Terry Freedman
If you're going to blog, please don't disrespect your reader by publishing non-proofed copy, verbose (aka pompous) writing, gratuitous swearing, incorrect words and other horrors that could easily be avoided.
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Part of a blogging SWOT analysis using digital post-it notes, by Terry Freedman
Blogging is not necessarily easy. Even if writing itself is not a problem, there are several other factors that need to be taken into account.
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A tree, by Terry Freedman. I selected this photo to accompany the article because it’s expansive, reaching upwards and outwards, and flourishing. That’s what we writers should be like!
When Sugar Pi De Santo sang “Use what you got”, I’m fairly certain that she wasn’t referring to writing and getting articles published. However, the sentiment expressed, especially in the first verse, can be applied more generally.
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Rules, by Terry Freedman. I thought this sign is a reasonable analogy to the likely rules in a post-lockdown world.
Do you read people’s writings about covid? I don’t, if I can help it.
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Do not adjust your set, by Terry Freedman
I’m hoping to get things back to normal soon, that is, publishing articles several times a week.
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Conversing, by Terry Freedman
A girl I taught was highly intelligent, very helpful and had a great sense of humour. Unfortunately, though, whenever she disagreed with somebody she immediately flew into a temper, insulted them and told them to go forth and multiply — though rather more crudely than that. I imagine she has a huge following on Twitter these days, as that seems to be the main way of “communicating” for a lot of people.
Read MoreWe don’t say, “Nice factory you’ve built up there, but it’s unfair that you get to keep it for more than a few years, and even if you do, you can’t pass it on in your will.” Who would bother investing their own time and money in the enterprise if they thought that would be the outcome?
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Demolition in progress, by Terry Freedman
Just in case you were thinking that there must be some areas of English Literature that are safe from being banned, burned, discontinued…
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Quill, by Terry Freedman
Apparently there are proposals to pass a law in the USA that would require freelance writers to pass the so-called ABC test.
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Writing plan, by Terry Freedman
Here is a list of writing competitions.
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