Bookshelf
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Dovlatov was a journalist in the then Soviet Union, and this book comprises a series of compromises he was obliged to make, in order to keep his job. What’s interesting to me is that the censorship he describes goes on a very subtle level.
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I’ve been enjoying delving into the meaning of some of the expressions we come across all the time — and a few we don’t.
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Under normal circumstances I wouldn’t pick up the (fictitious) memoir of a 17 year-old girl….
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This book aims to change that by providing insights into the writing process from several very different genres.
Read MoreDoes the enormous amount of help that teachers give to students to help them learn how to write, help them to learn how to write?
Read MoreI loved the writing. Some of it is very funny, all of it is well-observed.
Read MoreThe real question is: was she or wasn’t she?
Read MoreThis is the story of a boy of 15 falling in love for the first time, as related by his middle-aged self. What can I say?
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Writer's Block, by Terry Freedman
How did the English comedian Spike Milligan break through writer’s block?
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Prose Poem
As I’ve written two reviews of this book, I thought I’d publish the links to them in one place — which is here!
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The Ministry of Truth, by Terry Freedman
Journalistic integrity and reader manipulation.
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It's not often one comes across a book which purports to contain instructions on both writing and life. Does the concept work?
Read MoreThis book provides compelling reasons for including audio as an integral part of the writer’s portfolio and tools of the trade, not merely an add-on or afterthought.
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As the title suggests, this book comprises 50 “techniques” of storytelling.
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Inside a second-hand bookshop, by Terry Freedman
Like all professions, book selling has its own peculiar nomenclature.
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Review of a collection of writings from the Oulipo, including minutes of meetings, lectures and correspondence.
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A great reference book for those who love London, and are interested in the places associated with well-known writers dating from centuries ago to the present day.
Read MoreUPDATED! Now includes an audio version. The next time I write a book, WYBIAF is going to be open right there on my Kindle for easy reference.
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In his novel The Plague, Camus described fairly accurately people’s attitudes and behaviour during a plague. It seems rather apposite in our current circumstances.
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