Editor & main contributor: Terry Freedman. Published in the UK. ISSN 1474-6816
The purpose of this website is to enable me to share ideas about writing, including reviews of books and even films that may have a bearing on the craft of writing. My credentials, in case you’re wondering, are that I’ve been having articles and books published since 1990.
Is it first, second etc, or firstly, secondly etc?
Just in case I might get too complacent, a malignant Fate decreed that an article I’ve spent hours on has been rejected — by the person who commissioned it.
The standard advice for writers who are feeling uninspired or blocked is to allow your mind to wander where it will or to just start writing aimlessly to see what happens. Therefore to suggest the opposite approach, that of imposing some constraints on your thinking, seems completely counterintuitive.
As the title suggests, it’s about Basil Boothroyd’s (mis) adventures as a public speaker. In an anecdote I found particularly amusing …
