Could this website be a substitute for a printed usage guide?
Read MoreLexico website, by Terry Freedman
Video surveillance: another example of tech-inspired jargon? Photo by Terry Freedman
Technology-inspired words
New words are always interesting, I think, and not just the ones that have been inspired by technology. But before I say any more about that, I feel the need to get something off my chest. Don’t worry, I won’t make this a long post: the last thing I want is people tweeting me to say TL;DR (too long; didn’t read).
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The Ministry of Truth, by Terry Freedman
Hidden truths in journalism
Journalistic integrity and reader manipulation.
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Library shelves, by Terry Freedman
Search engine vs librarian: who "wins"?
In the central library close to my home, around 30 years ago, there was a brilliant librarian in the Reference section. It didn’t matter what you asked him, he would know the answer.
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PhotoPrompt, by Terry Freedman
PhotoPrompt round-up
Here’s a list of the “photoprompts” published here so far. Can they stimulate your creative writing juices?
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Book review: Bird By Bird
It's not often one comes across a book which purports to contain instructions on both writing and life. Does the concept work?
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Questions, by Terry Freedman
The writer's paradox
Many writers are introverts. Perhaps even most are. It’s an ideal state for the act of writing itself, where an ability to remain silent, and not interact with another person, for hours on end is a blessing.
Read MoreHow to not write without feeling guilty
When does not writing count as writing?
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Road closed for social distancing, by Terry Freedman
PhotoPrompt #47: Closed road
No, I don’t understand it either.
Read MoreA Writer’s Reference Toolkit: Style Guides (Updated)
There are two broad kinds of style guide. There is the generic type, containing advice on such things as whether to use “different from” or “different than”. And there is the specific type, ie specific to a particular publication. For example, should “internet” be spelled with a lower case “i”, or as “Internet”?. The specific style guide will tell you.
Read MoreHow I write: books
How can you start writing a book if you don’t know where to start?
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Surely it wasn’t that bad?! Photo by Terry Freedman
The worst novel and novelist ever?
How would you feel about being called the worst novelist ever?
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Calendar, by Terry Freedman
How I produce books
There are different stages in the writing and publication of a book. I wrote about the software I use at each stage.
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Screenshot by Terry Freedman
Writing prompts for kids
Do you have a child you’d like to encourage to write? This writing prompt website may be of interest.
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The Notepad app, by Terry Freedman
Don't write off Notepad
Notepad can hardly be described as “feature-rich”, but can it still be useful?
Read MoreThe Professional Writer: Other people’s practice
What can writers learn from the way other writers work?
Read MoreHow I write: Articles
in News & views, How to, Audio
Do you go into a blind panic when you’re asked to write an article? Here are the 7 stages I go through, and how I eventually get started.
Read MoreWriters: beware when you share
in News & views, Audio
Should you share your small writerly achievements on Twitter or other social media system?
Read MoreThe Professional Writer: Bad company
Should you write for poorly-edited publications featuring poorly-written articles?
Read MoreQuick look: Audio for Authors
in Audio, Bookshelf, Quick looks, Reviews
This book provides compelling reasons for including audio as an integral part of the writer’s portfolio and tools of the trade, not merely an add-on or afterthought.
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