My ability to be creative has been diminishing, mainly because of having to deal with “stuff”. My solution is, perhaps, not what you might expect.
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Robot Reporter, by Terry Freedman
Automatic writing (Updated)
The term “automatic writing” is usually associated with a particular psychic phenomenon. However, software now exists that can take data, such as sports results, and generate reports from it.
One of several metal balls leading up to the Millennium Bridge
PhotoPrompt #50: Stainless Steel Ball
What’s a stainless steel ball doing near the iconic Millennium Bridge?
Read MoreVote for me!
in News & views
Why should members of the Society of Authors vote for me in the Management Committee elections?
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Tired out, by Terry Freedman
Renaming several files at the same time
If the thought of renaming lots of files individually is exhausting, how can you rename several files simultaneously on either a Mac or a PC?
Read MorePhotoPrompt #49: A gunpowder magazine
Imagine being in the same (small) building as 10,400 barrels of gunpowder…
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Notebook and Pencil, by Terry Freedman
The Professional Writer: Know Your Rights
Do you know about types of copyright and moral rights?
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Writer's Block, by Terry Freedman
An interesting way of dealing with writer's block
How did the English comedian Spike Milligan break through writer’s block?
Read MoreProofreading (by someone else) is essential
When it comes to proofreading, we tend to hear what we expect to hear. Why? And what can we do about it?
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Metal box in a park, by Terry Freedman
PhotoPrompt #48: Metal box on a pole in a park
I have no idea what this is for, or what it contains.
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Prose Poem
Two reviews of The Penguin Book of the Prose Poem
As I’ve written two reviews of this book, I thought I’d publish the links to them in one place — which is here!
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Lexico website, by Terry Freedman
A potentially useful word website
Could this website be a substitute for a printed usage guide?
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Video surveillance: another example of tech-inspired jargon? Photo by Terry Freedman
Technology-inspired words
New words are always interesting, I think, and not just the ones that have been inspired by technology. But before I say any more about that, I feel the need to get something off my chest. Don’t worry, I won’t make this a long post: the last thing I want is people tweeting me to say TL;DR (too long; didn’t read).
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The Ministry of Truth, by Terry Freedman
Hidden truths in journalism
Journalistic integrity and reader manipulation.
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Library shelves, by Terry Freedman
Search engine vs librarian: who "wins"?
In the central library close to my home, around 30 years ago, there was a brilliant librarian in the Reference section. It didn’t matter what you asked him, he would know the answer.
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PhotoPrompt, by Terry Freedman
PhotoPrompt round-up
Here’s a list of the “photoprompts” published here so far. Can they stimulate your creative writing juices?
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Book review: Bird By Bird
It's not often one comes across a book which purports to contain instructions on both writing and life. Does the concept work?
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Questions, by Terry Freedman
The writer's paradox
Many writers are introverts. Perhaps even most are. It’s an ideal state for the act of writing itself, where an ability to remain silent, and not interact with another person, for hours on end is a blessing.
Read MoreHow to not write without feeling guilty
When does not writing count as writing?
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Road closed for social distancing, by Terry Freedman
PhotoPrompt #47: Closed road
No, I don’t understand it either.
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