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 MoreHere at Freedman Towers a massive clearout has been underway for some time. I thought I'd share my thoughts on why this has proven to be a very useful exercise.
Read MoreHere at Freedman Towers a massive clearout has been underway for some time. I thought I'd share my thoughts on why this has proven to be a very useful exercise.
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.
Read More
Click on the cover to see this book on Amazon (affiliate link)
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 MoreHow can you start writing a book if you don’t know where to start?
Read More
“You got a problem?” Self-portrait cartoon by Terry Freedman
As it happens, I did have a problem: one dead link and two dud links
Read More
Generated in AI
Did you know that Rebecca Holden and I write a letter on Substack to each other on Wednesdays? Well, we do, and this is the latest one from me to her. Read on for a jolly good chortle.
Read More
Books, by Terry Freedman
I’ve been reading Phillipa K. Chong’s “Inside the Critics’ Circle”, in which she attempts to discover the process by which books get reviewed. It’s a very interesting read. I haven’t finished it yet, so am not in a position to review it as such, but I was struck by the extract cited here.
Read More
Seminar, by Terry Freedman
Why you should do some public speaking.
Read MoreAlthough I’ve been writing for donkeys’ years, I’ve never written anything for radio.
Read MoreEvery time I teach my Writing for Blogs course, it transpires that some most of the people on the course do not read any blogs.
My blogging course: reflections.
Quick looks at the four most recent books I read.
Battersea Power Station. Photo by Terry Freedman
I first had the idea for a writing machine many years ago, while watching an episode of the Avengers.
Read More
If you have the occasional desktop publishing to do, or if you only require a sort of limited desktop publisher or simply don’t have the time to learn a whole new program, Word will do fine.
Read More
The structure of this book is very interesting.
Read More
The style is plain and simple, and all the more powerful for that.
Read More
Graphic by Terry Freedman
Quite by chance I’ve been reading about bureaucracy recently — such as in customer (dis)service — and it reminded me of North Thames Gas’s attempts to drive me mad. That was many years ago and North Thames Gas doesn’t even exist any more, but even now the mere mention of a gas company starts my nervous twitch going.
Read MoreThis is a transcript of a conversation between Fred Terryman and myself. It’s been lightly edited, with the pauses taken out for ease of reading.
Read MoreMost of my reviews are very positive, and I frequently conclude by recommending the book in question despite my criticisms. However, I do think it’s important to be honest about a book’s or an exhibition’s downsides. I also like to open a review, where possible, with a personal, perhaps humorous, observation.
Read More
