Reviews
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For some years I’ve been considering studying for an MA in English Literature. Thus when this course came to my attention I was very interested in using it as a way of dipping my toes in the waters of academia once again.
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Read MoreThe book covers language, voice, audience and other aspects of writing.
Read MoreIt's always been my contention that practitioners should know as much about what they do as possible.
Read MoreThis is a very interesting, and useful, book. It covers a range of types of writing.
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If watching a film in a cinema makes you wish you’d brought a friend along to walk home with, or reading a story makes you leave all the lights on when you go to bed, then there’s a good chance the film or the story was gothic.
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This review was first published in Teach Secondary magazine. I’ve included it here because it meets some of the requirements of the English Programme of Study.
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If you have forgotten what bad writing looks like, read on…
Read MoreIt is also worth bearing in mind that some of the best nonfiction writers, notably Gay Talese, make copious use of the fiction writer's tools.
Read MoreAn especially useful idea is the ladder of abstraction, which is equivalent, in cinematic terminology, to the level of detail in a scene, from close-up to long shot.
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This book has two indexes, one computer-generated, the other compiled by an indexer, so you can compare the two.
Read MoreThese days it’s as difficult as it is daft for writers to ignore the benefits of using audio applications.
Read MoreFor many years I’ve liked American nonfiction writing in periodicals such as Harpers, The Atlantic and The New Yorker, and it’s been interesting (for me at any rate) to learn that I also enjoy American fiction.
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Film, by Dean Shareski Some rights reserved
Yesterday I spent a very interesting three hours on a course called A Taste of Film.
Read MoreIt’s a sad fact of life that the most entertaining reviews are the ones that are highly critical of the thing being reviewed.
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This is a book about strategy and meeting objectives rather than a how-to-write guide.
Read MoreWhen your word count is restricted, you have to make every word count.
Read MoreI always try to follow my intuition. Thus it was that, with deadlines pressing on me, and pressure from all sides, I decided to ignore my intellectual protestations and listen to my inner voice.
Read MoreThis is quite unlike any other graphic novel I’ve read, and here are the reasons.
Read More… was a review of a book called The Well-Fed Writer. That was in 2010, and the book seems to be still available. Do I still agree with it’s suggestions?
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