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.
Read MoreJust some of the fonts available at dafont.com
Is it better to have more ideas than time, or more time than ideas?
Rather than spend time writing an article, I thought I’d draw a picture instead.
Read MoreRecalling my Discovery of Sherman Alexie
in News & views, Reviews
I always try to follow my intuition. Thus it was that, with deadlines pressing on me, and pressure from all sides, I decided to ignore my intellectual protestations and listen to my inner voice.
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River walk, by Terry Freedman
Do exercise to be creative
in Handy hints
Fortunately, I don’t suffer from writers’ block. I do, however, sometimes suffer from lack of inspiration.
Read More50 Rules for writers
Not all of these rules were written by or for writers, but I think they all apply. I especially like Considine’s Law — which in my experience is true!
Read MoreA ridiculous correspondence
The writer Keith Waterhouse once wrote a column in which he mused that he was certain there was an organisation whose sole purpose was to drive people insane.
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Swearing, by Terry Freedman
Why swearing in writing or speaking is (usually) very ill-judged (Updated)
Gratuitous swearing usually adds nothing to a piece of writing or a talk. It’s unpleasant to listen to, and probably has unfortunate consequences for the offender.
Read MoreCreative writing exercise: reflections; I remember
The exercise was to take photos on the theme of reflections, and then write about one of them.
Read MoreCourse: Writing for Blogs: A Taster 2021
My upcoming course on blogging is not a technical course, meaning that if you want to know how to set up a blog on Wordpress or something, this course is not for you.
Read MoreBash it out
Maybe it’s just me, but if, after a whole morning’s work doing research and reading, all I have written down is a title (and probably a working title, at that), I feel that I haven’t done any work.
Read MorePseudo-intellectualism (corrected)
(Corrected) This article is around 50 years old. Unfortunately, it is still pretty relevant.
Read MoreReview: Ex Libris, by Matt Madden
This is quite unlike any other graphic novel I’ve read, and here are the reasons.
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£10 note, by Terry Freedman
The value of low-paying gigs
in News & views
The next time you’re offered the opportunity to write for a periodical that doesn’t pay as much as you’d like, don’t just dismiss it out of hand.
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Earnings spreadsheet, by Terry Freedman
The key criterion of a writer’s success (Updated)
How do you know if you are, objectively speaking, a success as a writer?
Read MoreQuick look: Overthinking My Novel
in Bookshelf
This book is free, today (2 October 2021) only.
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Question mark, by Terry Freedman
WIBBOW?
in News & views
In her book Discoverability, Kristine Kathryn Rusch cites the acronym penned by Scott William Carter: WIBBOW.
Read More8 Key Characteristics of Successful Writers
What do you need to be a successful writer? Here are my thoughts on the seven main attributes you need to have in order to make it as a writer – or at least, to give yourself a fighting chance! I believe these hold true for any genre, and any form (ie book or article).The very first article on this website...
… was a review of a book called The Well-Fed Writer. That was in 2010, and the book seems to be still available. Do I still agree with it’s suggestions?
Read MoreA very writerly comic strip
I hope this comic strip will make you smile.
Read MoreUsing a points system to incentivise you
Sometimes even the most ardent writers among us just don’t feel like writing. What to do? An article on the Problogger website has made what I think is a great suggestion.
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