AZZCardfile screenshot, by Terry Freedman
Writing in your head, or prewriting, can be a good idea -- and you don't always need to type it out.
Read MoreIf you fond it difficult to stay focused on your writing, then maybe this is just the boot up the backside you need....
Read MoreI feel a bit like the first person in Khalil Gibran’s story of The Gravedigger. It’s taken me years and years, but I am finally getting rid of boxes and boxes of my clippings, ie the articles I’ve had published.
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No photography, by Terry Freedman
Another photo to act as a writing prompt, this time of a sign.
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Baffled, by Terry Freedman.jpg
A recent conversation I had with a cab company has left me completely baffled.
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Perhaps a useful aim of writers is to lead the reader to put the book or article down, and disappear in a flight of imagination. After all, surely one measure of success is that what you’ve written led someone to think of something, or to make connections, that had not occurred to them before?
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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!
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