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?
Read MoreTerry’s books, by Terry Freedman
The responsibility of the author
in News & views
How to rework your old articles from print-outs
If you’re anything like me, you keep stacks of clippings. But if you own the copyright to the articles, and you want to update them , how can you do so? The good news is that you don't need to retype them. In this article I explain how to convert them into text for word processing.
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Book Review: The Writer's Practice
in Bookshelf
This book suggests exercises to help you get to grip with the writing process. Here’s what I thought of it.
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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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Shoreditch, by Terry Freedman
Photoprompt #12: Shoreditch
Here’s an atmospheric twilight shot in a district in East London.
Read More8 websites for free illustrations for your articles
Here are 8 websites where you can find high quality pictures that are free to use on your own website or blog.
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Draconian measures. Photo by Terry Freedman
PhotoPrompt #11: Draconian measures
An unfortunate omission?
Read MorePhotoprompt #10: Diplomatic premises
Another visual prompt that I hope you’ll find useful.
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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.
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Book review: Brainstorm
What’s a book about epilepsy doing on a writing-related website? Read on and find out.
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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Lightbulb moment by Terry Freedman
7 websites for free illustrations for your articles
Here are 7 websites where you can find high quality pictures that are free to use on your own website or blog.
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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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Collins Complete Writing Guide
Book review: Collins Complete Writing Guide
Should this book be in the reference section of your bookshelf, or is too lighthearted? Here’s my verdict.
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I'm Staying, by Shaun C Badham, Leadenhall Market. Photo by Terry Freedman
Photoprompt #9: Leadenhall
This photo was taken in Leadenhall in London in Spring 2019. What does the message prompt you to write?
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