Question marks, by Terry Freedman
It was hard enough to pluck up the courage to start your own blog, and now all of a sudden you have discovered there are things called categories and tags. What are they?
Read MoreApparently, the author of this book took on the gargantuan task of reading through 27,000 Marvel comics (which sounds exactly like the sort of job I’ve been looking for!).
Read MoreI should think this book provides some interesting background to reading and viewing anything in the gothic genre.
Read MoreThe value of having days when you don’t write, but when you do stuff in the service of writing.
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This is a book about strategy and meeting objectives rather than a how-to-write guide.
Read MoreWhich of the following broad categories “should” your blog posts fall into?
Read MoreWhen your word count is restricted, you have to make every word count.
Read MoreThere are not really many hard and fast “rules” of blogging as such, but here are a few thoughts based on my experience of blogging, teaching teachers about blogging and teaching a course on blogging.
Read MoreOne of the few good things about fracturing my right elbow on the 21st of August 2021 was that I was finally forced into experimenting with dictating articles instead of writing them.
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Deadline! By Terry Freedman
How do I handle deadlines?
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My Archive, by Terry Freedman
In case you missed them, here are the articles I published on the Writers’ Know-How website last week.
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Just some of the fonts available at dafont.com
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 MoreRather than spend time writing an article, I thought I’d draw a picture instead.
Read MoreI 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
Fortunately, I don’t suffer from writers’ block. I do, however, sometimes suffer from lack of inspiration.
Read MoreNot 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 MoreThe 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
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 MoreThe exercise was to take photos on the theme of reflections, and then write about one of them.
Read MoreMy 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.
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