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Articles on writing in the week beginning 1st November 2021

My Archive, by Terry Freedman

In case you missed them, here are the articles I published on the Writers’ Know-How website last week.

Do exercise to be creative

Fortunately, I don’t suffer from writers’ block. I do, however, sometimes suffer from lack of inspiration. This manifests itself as wooden prose, ie stuff that is as dull as ditch water to read – doubtless because it was very difficult to write.

Recalling my Discovery of Sherman Alexie

I always try to follow my intuition. Thus it was that a couple of weeks ago, with deadlines pressing on me, and pressure from all sides, I decided to ignore my intellectual protestations and listen to my inner voice.

Is it better to have more ideas than time, or more time than ideas?

Answer: I don’t know, but I suspect the answer is “yes”. However, it is frustrating to have tons of ideas only to see their usefulness evaporate as time passes or someone else does the thing before you.

Handwriting on your blog

So, you’d like to use a handwriting font on your website or blog?