What ideas for creative writing does this black and white image of a forest clearing conjure up for you?
Read MoreMonochrome forest clearing, by Terry Freedman
Leaf, by Terry Freedman
PhotoPrompt #37: A leaf
One leaf, in monochrome
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Question mark - Terry Freedman
Who needs a Creative Writing MA?
Are Creative Writing MAs worth doing?
Read MoreNew online blogging course
Updated! Here are some preliminary details of a blogging course I’ve been asked to teach.
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Buzzsaw screenshot, by Terry Freedman
Bad PR jargon, and how to detect it
If you’re tired of people “reaching out” or “circling back” or sending you sales “literature” that bears no relevance to you whatsoever, you will enjoy learning that you’re not alone.
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Review: A-Z of Storytelling Techniques
As the title suggests, this book comprises 50 “techniques” of storytelling.
Read MoreData
The most recent article I wrote for a client is characterised by 24 pieces of data. More correctly: metadata.
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Drakes, by Terry Freedman
PhotoPrompt #36: Drakes
These drakes were just sitting around. No idea why.
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Review: My very first Updike
Cure, by Terry Freedman
Signs of the times
Signs in the environment can provide great stimulation for our imagination, and tell us about history in some cases too.
Read MoreThe art of writing book reviews
in Reviews, News & views, Audio
What should you include in reviews of (nonfiction) books?
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Foxglove, compost and rubbish, by Terry Freedman
PhotoPrompt #35: Foxglove, rubbish and compost
An example of nature’s resilience.
Read MoreRich-featured software often leads to headaches
in Audio, Archives, Technology, The lighter side, Word
Solving one problem in a writing program like Word can lead to others.
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Books, by Terry Freedman
Read like a writer
Reading like a writer is a different way of reading. There’s a great series on the subject from Electric Literature.
Read MorePhotoPrompt #34: Tobacco tins
What stories can old tobacco tins tell, or conjure up?
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Inside a second-hand bookshop, by Terry Freedman
Not quite nearly fine: some terms used by antiquarian booksellers
Like all professions, book selling has its own peculiar nomenclature.
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Kindle Fire, by Terry Freedman
How to use your Kindle pdf annotations in a wordprocessed document
in How to, Technology
Once you’ve annotated a pdf on your Kindle, how can you copy and paste your notes into a wordprocessor?
Read MoreWhen adult education classes resume, will you go back?
in News & views, Audio
As there are quite a few advantages to learning online, I’m not sure I’d want to go back to the old way of taking classes.
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Book covers, by Terry Freedman
How to enhance your bookshelves for online meetings
How to appear well-read in Zoom meetings!
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Book review: All That Is Evident Is Suspect
in Bookshelf, Oulipo, Reviews, Audio, Oulipo book
Review of a collection of writings from the Oulipo, including minutes of meetings, lectures and correspondence.
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