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Reflections On Covid-19 and Writing: Endings And Some Practical Tips
Here are some practical things a writer can do in the current (Covid-19) circumstances.
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Books, by Terry Freedman
World Book Day today -- free books!
Free books!
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12 websites for free illustrations for your articles UPDATED!
Here are 12 websites where you can find high quality pictures that are free to use on your own website or blog.
Read More10 websites for free illustrations for your articles
Here are 10 websites where you can find high quality pictures that are free to use on your own website or blog.
Read More8 websites for free illustrations for your articles
Here are 8 websites where you can find high quality pictures that are free to use on your own website or blog.
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7 websites for free illustrations for your articles
Here are 7 websites where you can find high quality pictures that are free to use on your own website or blog.
Read MoreHow to type upside down
˙llɐ suᴉɐldxǝ ǝlɔᴉʇɹɐ sᴉɥ┴ ¿oʇ ʇuɐʍ noʎ plnoʍ ʎɥʍ puɐ -- ɹǝʇndɯoɔ ɐ uo uʍop ǝpᴉsdn ǝdʎʇ noʎ uɐɔ ʍoH
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Foreword, Preface or Introduction?
Do you know the difference between a Foreword, a Preface and an Introduction? I didn't either until I found an excellent article on the web.
Read MoreA universal URL for your Amazon books
Booklinker is a brilliant url shortener for your Amazon books and Amazon author page.
Read MoreThe Carrot2 Search Engine
The Carrot2 search engine can be a useful alternative to Google.
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Good reading for writers
Writers need to read good quality writing. Here's a website that provides just that.
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Some useful reference books for writers
8 useful books for writers
I've either read, or am in the process of reading, several books to do with writing or self-publishing. Here's a list of 8 that I have found useful.
Read MoreConverting text into ebooks
So, you have a Word document or a text file, and you want to convert it into various ebook formats. There are formats for Kindles, Apple, the Nook and several others, so where do you start?Websites for Writers: Writer Beware
Writer Beware is a blog that alerts writers to scams, and possible scams. In some respects it is like a consumer organisation for writers.Handwriting on the web
So, you’d like to use a handwriting font on your website or blog? It’s pretty easy, but you ought to think about the impression you want to create. And perhaps use it sparingly, unlke in this article.A brief review of Word Hippo
I recently heard about Word Hippo, from a school pupil at Victoria Park Academy in the West Midlands, England. It’s an online dictionary, thesaurus and general all-round word helper.
I’m used to using the Oxford English dictionary and similar reference works, to which I have access through my library membership, so I wasn't feeling tremendously optimistic when I approached
10 attributes of professional writers -- #7: Research properly
Can there be any excuse, in this day and age, for poorly-researched material? There are books, the internet and still, even in these straitened times, public libraries with reference sections.
10 attributes of professional writers -- #4: Make it readable
"This is on the level of an 11 year old." That was the verdict of an article I'd written as part of a writing course I'd been invited to attend by a magazine I was writing for at the time.
Read MoreWe don’t need no rules of grammar
Back in April 2010 Steve Wheeler (@timbuckteeth) posted a useful article reminding students that when it comes to succeeding academically, accuracy in using the language still counts.He lists a set of rules which humorously make the point, such as "Avoid clichés like the plague." My question is: do the same rules apply to bloggers?