What was it a teacher said that in effect caused me to stop writing for years? And what have I learnt from it?
Read MoreCine camera by Terry Freedman
News & views
Reference books, by Terry Freedman
Two cheers for Jacob Rees-Mogg's Style Guide
in News & views
Should we all start using words incorrectly just because some people are either too lazy or ill-informed to use them properly?
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My Portfoilio by Terry Freedman
7 reasons to use your own illustrations in articles
Using your own illustrations — photographs or drawings — can be both lucrative and satisfying. Here are 7 reasons for doing so.
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Terry’s books, by Terry Freedman
The responsibility of the author
in News & views
Did you know, you could “write” a dozen books in the space of a few weeks without having to type a single word. But would you want to?
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Discombobulated, by Terry Freedman
Bad titles
Should there be courses on badly-written books and articles?
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Ogam Inscription at the British Museum by Terry Freedman. We’ll be using slightly more up-to-date tools than this!
New blogging course
in News & views
Learn how to get started in blogging in a new one day course I’ll be teaching.
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Attention, by Terry Freedman
News from the desktop: A room of your own, and the EU Copyright Directive
A couple of reports that will be of interest and useful to writers have just been published. These are the Royal Literary Society’s report ‘A Room Of My Own’, and the Society of Author’s plain English guide to the EU Copyright Directive.
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Prize draw for Dreyer's English coming soon
Dreyer’s English is a great, irreverent, guide to English grammar and usage. It’s ideal for writers, and I’ll be running a prize draw for subscribers to Terry Freedman’s Books Bulletin.
Read MoreBig news which isn't news: writers' earnings are down
Two recent reports show that writers’ earnings have declined markedly over the last decade, and that this is an international phenomenon.
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Why they can’t write. Click the pic to be taken to Amazon UK (This is an Amazon affiliate link)
Why students can't write
in Reviews, News & views
Why is students’ writing so awful, generally speaking, that employers complain about it? John Warner has some interesting ideas about why this might be the case.
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Dreyers English
Prize draw for Dreyer's English!
Subscribers to my newsletter, Terry Freedman’s Books Bulletin, will soon have the chance to win a copy of Dreyer’s English. Read on to find out more.
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Fractured elbow, by Terry Freedman
Notes from the writer's desk: a seminar, a free document, a book and my elbow
in Events, News & views
Here’s some (hopefully) useful information for education writers, poets and writers in general.
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Almost out of my depth, by Terry Freedman
David Bowie's advice
David Bowie’s advice to musicians could easily apply to writers and other creatives. Find out what he had to say.
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Stickie note, by Terry Freedman
A great idea for notes, from James Joyce
in News & views
James Joyce had an interesting way of making notes for Ulysses.
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Oh no! by Terry Freedman
Be professional: know the legal aspects of being a writer
I read a horror story recently about someone who could have got themselves into a lot of legal trouble. But there are organisations, books and blogs that can help you avoid such pitfalls.
Read MoreThe writer's day: a graphical representation
As far as I can gather, the pie chart in this article summarises every writer’s dilemma.
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Cover of The Author magazine, photographed by Terry Freedman
Authors and their rituals
in News & views, Research
Some recent research looks at writers’ rituals. Hearing about that made me reflect on my own.
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Things may not be as bad as they seem…. Illustration: The Scream, by Terry Freedman, with apologies to Munch.
The upside of losing clients: 7 things you can in place of client work
Losing a client doesn’t have to be a complete disaster.
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Frazzled, by Terry Freedman
Review of the American Gothic course at the City Lit
Why has doing a course on American fiction been so enjoyable, and useful to me as a non-fiction writer?
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Diverted Traffic, by Terry Freedman
"Negligible" is not a synonym for "small"
People should say what they mean. One way of doing so would be to use the correct word. Another way would be to use objective facts rather than subjective value judgements.
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