Bricked-up window, by Terry Freedman
Evidence of what must be one the most ill-conceived taxes of all time (apart from the poll taxes in 1381 and 1989 (Scotland) and 1990 (England and Wales).
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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.
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The scream, by Terry Freedman With apologies to Munch
Overheard snippets of conversation should be stored away for when required.
Read MoreI wonder if this image could be used for something other than the obvious.
Read MoreHere are 10 websites where you can find high quality pictures that are free to use on your own website or blog.
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A zombie in London, by Terry Freedman. The “zombibe” pictured is James, from the Hel’s Angels agency.
You never know who you’re going to meet in London. Yesterday, I saw a zombie walking around the Microsoft Decoded conference.
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This is a very useful reference book for anyone who is serious about online journalism.
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Goal-setting, Screenshot by Terry Freedman
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.
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Come in and haggle, by Terry Freedman
Another photoprompt. This notice, seen in a shop window, could provide the starting point of a story or article.
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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!
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Writing reviews and reports, by Terry Freedman
Here are links to recent book reviews I’ve published on this website. Look out for more soon.
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Southwold Beach Huts, by Terry Freedman
Believe it or not, this photo was taken in the summer!
Read MorePerhaps I shouldn’t take things so literally…
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Lymm Dam, by Terry Freedman
What does this picture inspire you to write?
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Writers reference books, by Terry Freedman
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.
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Blogger, by Terry Freedman
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.
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Empty bench and table, by Terry Freedman
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.
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Slippery surface, by Terry Freedman
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.
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Listening to a podcast, by Terry Freedman
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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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.
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