You may be very good at condensing a complex argument and proposals down to no more than six bullet points (as one of my line managers always demanded). This book makes it clear that there are more creative opportunities too.
Read MoreThe scream, by Terry Freedman With apologies to Munch
Turn of phrase
Overheard snippets of conversation should be stored away for when required.
Read MorePhotoprompt #17: Green light
I wonder if this image could be used for something other than the obvious.
Read More10 websites for free illustrations for your articles
Here are 10 websites where you can find high quality pictures that are free to use on your own website or blog.
Read MoreA zombie in London, by Terry Freedman. The “zombibe” pictured is James, from the Hel’s Angels agency.
World Zombie Day
You never know who you’re going to meet in London. Yesterday, I saw a zombie walking around the Microsoft Decoded conference.
Read MoreBook review: The Online Journalism Handbook
This is a very useful reference book for anyone who is serious about online journalism.
Read MoreGoal-setting, Screenshot by Terry Freedman
How to automate your writing schedule with Google Calendar
Unfortunately, Google cannot (yet!) do your writing for you, but it can help you by identifying times when you could write, and inserting “Writing” (or “Research” or whatever you choose) into your calendar.
Read MoreCome in and haggle, by Terry Freedman
Photoprompt #16: Let's have a haggle
Another photoprompt. This notice, seen in a shop window, could provide the starting point of a story or article.
Read MoreReview: The Story of Paintings
With children as the target audience, this book is a fair-paced romp through the history of paintings from cave paintings to the present day. All that in less than 100 pages!
Read MoreWriting reviews and reports, by Terry Freedman
Book review round-up to August 2019
Here are links to recent book reviews I’ve published on this website. Look out for more soon.
Read MoreSouthwold Beach Huts, by Terry Freedman
Photoprompt #13: Southwold Beach Huts
Believe it or not, this photo was taken in the summer!
Read MoreMind your language (2): A strange sign
Perhaps I shouldn’t take things so literally…
Read MoreLymm Dam, by Terry Freedman
PhotoPrompt #15: Lymm Dam
What does this picture inspire you to write?
Read MoreWriters reference books, by Terry Freedman
Mind your language (1)
Words are being used in ways which are completely wrong – in fact, in some cases the meaning is the exact opposite of the way the word is being used, like when the word "choose" means you have no choice at all.
Read MoreBlogger, by Terry Freedman
Blogging taster course
One of the daftest pieces of advice I was given, by a so-called marketing expert, was to not bother with maintain my own blog: too much hassle. Write on other people’s blogs instead.
Read MoreEmpty bench and table, by Terry Freedman
The power of the one-sided conversation
How about forgetting all that “She said…”, “He said…” stuff? There is real power in a piece of prose or poetry where you can “hear” only one side of the conversation.
Read MoreSlippery surface, by Terry Freedman
Maintenance work warning
I’m going to be transferring the domain name of the Writers’ Know-how website to another hosting company, so there may be a short loss of service.
Read MoreListening to a podcast, by Terry Freedman
What I've been listening with: Lindy BNX-60 Bluetooth headphones
Recently, I’ve been writing about my experiences of listening to documents on the Kindle Fire. The headphones I’ve been using for this purpose is the Lindy BNX-60 pair. Here’s what I think of them.
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Further thoughts on listening to documents on the Kindle Fire
I found listening to documents on the Kindle Fire very useful on the whole, so today I extended the practice by listening to a document while driving. Here’s what I found.
Read MoreListening to documents on the Kindle Fire UPDATED
The Kindle Fire has a text-to-speech facility. I’ve been using it to listen to a book in the form of a pdf document. Here’s my evaluation of it.
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