(Amended) The pages in my copy are marked (in pencil of course) all the way through, to highlight wonderfully-crafted sentences.
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(Amended) The pages in my copy are marked (in pencil of course) all the way through, to highlight wonderfully-crafted sentences.
Read MoreA search engine I wrote about in 2010 still works, and is still useful.
Read MoreA great stimulus, I find, is photography. I always try and take a digital camera with me wherever I go, or at least my phone.
Read MoreIt was with some foreboding that I opened this book.
Read MoreI’ve never been to Berlin, but I feel like I’ve come to know it through this book.
Read MoreI’m a very private person, and I don’t like sharing things about myself with complete strangers. I don’t even like sharing the fact that I don’t like sharing things.
Read Morequotation marks, by Terry Freedman
If this were true, I’ve wasted a lot of money on literature courses, and there are a lot of Eng Lit teachers and authors making money under false pretences.
Read MoreConversing, by Terry Freedman
Is it rude to comment on blog posts?
Read MorePing! Now I get it! Terry Freedman having a lightbulb moment about tags and categories. Illustration: Idea lightbulb, by Terry Freedman
While I was walking, or having a swim, or doing my version of a workout in the gym, it all suddenly made sense. Categories! Tags! Of course! (Editor’s voice: enough of the exclamation marks already.)
Read MoreThe poets featured each enjoy a potted biography that places them and their work in the context of the time. Extracts rather than whole poems are presented, and this is both an advantage and a disadvantage.
Read MoreIf you like stories about teenaged angst, and especially female teenaged angst, you will like this book. Well I don’t and I didn’t.
Read MoreGraphic by Terry Freedman
What does a typical blog consist of?
Read MoreTerrys’ two minute tips, by Terry Freedman
What are the elements of a typical blog post, and why are they useful?
Read MoreFortunately, I don’t often suffer from writer’s block — my problem is more often a lack of time in which to write what I’d like to. But if you are stumped for what to write or, like me, you sometimes wish to publish something without having to spend hours on it, here are some ideas you might wish to consider. They have all worked very well for me.
Read MoreI thought I’d better take a photo of the last remaining hole before that, too, disappeared.
Read MoreRather than write the traditional sort of review, I thought I would do it in the form of one of those quizzes one sees in popular magazines. Answer each question honestly, and keep a note of your answers on a sheet of paper so you can add up the score at the end.
Read MoreOne of the questions that is bound to come up in the blogging taster course I’m teaching later this week is: how long should a blog post be? (I know it’s bound to come up, because I’m going to ask it!)
Read Morea Writer's diary, by Terry Freedman
In the past I have tried giving copious guidelines to would-be contributors, or stating that the preferred document type is plain text. People did take notice of the guidelines, but the wordprocessor didn’t.
Read Morea Writer's diary, by Terry Freedman
I’m rich! Well, OK, not rich exactly, but getting there. It can only be a matter of time before I am lying in a hammock somewhere dictating my next bestseller.
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