Reviews
At first glance, this book's table of contents seems puzzling. Despite running to nearly 500 pages, Frank seems to be using fewer than 50 different novels to represent a hundred years of literary evolution — but appearances can be deceptive.
Read More“The style is plain and simple, and all the more powerful for that, and I like the sense of foreboding.”
The style is plain and simple, and all the more powerful for that, and I like the sense of foreboding.
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Context is given regarding the manner in which the interviews were conducted, and there is a great deal of nuance regarding the concept of “bystanders” vs “perpetrators”.
Read MoreAlthough I’ve been writing for donkeys’ years, I’ve never written anything for radio.
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The structure of this book is very interesting.
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The style is plain and simple, and all the more powerful for that.
Read MoreThe book includes the obituary writer who can hardly wait for his subjects to drop dead so that he can at last see his work in print.
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Once again I am presenting you with two very slightly different reviews of the same book.
Read MoreOnce again I am presenting you with two different reviews of the same book.
Read MoreOnce again I am presenting you with two very slightly different reviews of the same book. The first is the review I sent in to the editor of Teach Secondary magazine. The second is what was actually published.
Read MoreThe real history of news is not about a chronology of technological inventions.
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This is just a very quick heads-up. I’m just about to send off four reviews to Teach Secondary magazine. I will post the reviews here once they’ve been published there (that’s the deal), but here are one-liners to whet your appetite.
Read MoreIf, like me, you enjoy reading around a subject, and probing a little deeper than strictly necessary, and you are an avid reader or a determined writer, Bookish Words should appeal to you.
Read MoreIn this article, I republish a review of mine that was first published in Teach Secondary magazine. Next, there follows the article I actually sent in. The differences are only minor, but I thought you might find it interesting to examine the differences, and consider what difference they make, if any, to your experience and understanding of the review.
Read MoreTaking the reader from the Middle Ages to more or less the present day, Gray shows how the kind of places we do our shopping in, and what we buy, have changed over the centuries.
Read MoreIn this article, I republish a review of mine that was first published in Teach Secondary magazine. Next, there follows the article I actually sent in. The differences are only minor, but I thought you might find it interesting to examine the differences, and consider what difference they make, if any, to your experience and understanding of the review.
Read MoreJust because I love technology and spend a lot of time on the web, and writing for the web, doesn’t mean I’ve eschewed books.
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My writing desk, by Terry Freedman
Here’s my evaluation of WordCounter which, erm, counts words — plus a whole bunch of other stuff.
Read MoreI wrote this review wearing my school teacher hat. However, it struck me that optimism is something all writers need a great deal of!
Read MoreI wrote the review wearing my school teacher hat. However, it struck me that the “small habits” approach to writing is something useful to consider.
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