If this were true, I’ve wasted a lot of money on literature courses, and there are a lot of Eng Lit teachers and authors making money under false pretences.
Read Morequotation marks, by Terry Freedman
quotation marks, by Terry Freedman
If this were true, I’ve wasted a lot of money on literature courses, and there are a lot of Eng Lit teachers and authors making money under false pretences.
Read MoreConversing, by Terry Freedman
Is it rude to comment on blog posts?
Read MorePing! Now I get it! Terry Freedman having a lightbulb moment about tags and categories. Illustration: Idea lightbulb, by Terry Freedman
While I was walking, or having a swim, or doing my version of a workout in the gym, it all suddenly made sense. Categories! Tags! Of course! (Editor’s voice: enough of the exclamation marks already.)
Read MoreThe poets featured each enjoy a potted biography that places them and their work in the context of the time. Extracts rather than whole poems are presented, and this is both an advantage and a disadvantage.
Read MoreIf you like stories about teenaged angst, and especially female teenaged angst, you will like this book. Well I don’t and I didn’t.
Read MoreGraphic by Terry Freedman
What does a typical blog consist of?
Read MoreTerrys’ two minute tips, by Terry Freedman
What are the elements of a typical blog post, and why are they useful?
Read MoreFortunately, I don’t often suffer from writer’s block — my problem is more often a lack of time in which to write what I’d like to. But if you are stumped for what to write or, like me, you sometimes wish to publish something without having to spend hours on it, here are some ideas you might wish to consider. They have all worked very well for me.
Read MoreI thought I’d better take a photo of the last remaining hole before that, too, disappeared.
Read MoreRather than write the traditional sort of review, I thought I would do it in the form of one of those quizzes one sees in popular magazines. Answer each question honestly, and keep a note of your answers on a sheet of paper so you can add up the score at the end.
Read MoreOne of the questions that is bound to come up in the blogging taster course I’m teaching later this week is: how long should a blog post be? (I know it’s bound to come up, because I’m going to ask it!)
Read Morea Writer's diary, by Terry Freedman
In the past I have tried giving copious guidelines to would-be contributors, or stating that the preferred document type is plain text. People did take notice of the guidelines, but the wordprocessor didn’t.
Read Morea Writer's diary, by Terry Freedman
I’m rich! Well, OK, not rich exactly, but getting there. It can only be a matter of time before I am lying in a hammock somewhere dictating my next bestseller.
Read Morea Writer's diary, by Terry Freedman
I don’t usually write short stories, but today I managed to think about, write (in my head, again) and then actually write a work of fiction which will fit nicely into a free newsletter I publish.
Read Morea Writer's diary, by Terry Freedman
A great stimulus, I find, is photography. I always try and take a digital camera with me wherever I go. It fits into a pocket, and now and then there’s a great shot just waiting to be taken.
Read MoreThere is something to be said for short pieces that stand alone as impressions but yet together form a tapestry of a whole picture. Once certainly gets a sense of the aspects of Paris which, as in any tourist-attracting city, are not to be discovered in the guidebooks.
Read MoreConversing, by Terry Freedman
A few years ago I was standing in the queue in the post office. The two teenaged girls behind me were discussing their forthcoming GCSEs, and their revision plans.
Read Morea Writer's diary, by Terry Freedman
(Updated) All cafés should have free wireless internet access.
Read MoreGiovanni’s Room, which is the only work of James Baldwin’s that I’ve read so far apart from a few articles, also starts at the end. The result is a story that is intriguing and gripping within the first few minutes.
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