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Read MoreSometimes what you produce is unutterable rubbish. But occasionally you really do produce something worth keeping, or which sparks an idea for a new piece of writing.
Read MoreWhen you start to read a new book, what’s your routine? My routines differ according to whether the book is fiction or non-fiction, and whether I’ve been sent it to review or not.
Read MoreThere’s a good chance that I’ve led a sheltered life, have very low standards, or both, but in my opinion the degree to which someone suffers from imposter syndrome is inversely related to how good they really are.
Read MoreToday began promisingly….
Read MoreDoglegs your yachtswoman need a boost of instigator?
Read MoreDoes your writing need a boost of inspiration?
Read MoreMost press releases are boring. Even worse, some are annoying. And the people who send them can be even more annoying.
Read MoreThose people who implore us to always have someone else proofread a piece of writing are, annoyingly, completely correct.
Read MoreYou might think that recording an interview, and then transcribing it using an app like Otter, would be much faster than writing everything down at the time.
Read MoreWho would have thought that during lockdown, a time that you can venture out of your front door only if your life depends on it (or you’ve run out of milk), it’s been possible to have conversations with all sorts of people?
Read MoreAdverbs serve a purpose, or they wouldn’t exist, they would have fallen into disuse.
Read MoreIf you're going to blog, please don't disrespect your reader by publishing non-proofed copy, verbose (aka pompous) writing, gratuitous swearing, incorrect words and other horrors that could easily be avoided.
Read MoreBlogging is not necessarily easy. Even if writing itself is not a problem, there are several other factors that need to be taken into account.
Read MoreWhen Sugar Pi De Santo sang “Use what you got”, I’m fairly certain that she wasn’t referring to writing and getting articles published. However, the sentiment expressed, especially in the first verse, can be applied more generally.
Read MoreTechnical writing may not sound like the most exciting thing in the world, but (a) there’s a great need for it and (b) a huge degree of satisfaction is gained from writing user manuals that ordinary mortals can understand.
Read MoreI like to think that had there been anti-plagiarism software around when I was at school, and had my English teacher used it, I’d have been saved years of wasting time looking for ways to make money. I’d have enjoyed more sleep too.
Read MoreI failed to do much __________ , but I was pleased to have __________ a further 17% of my __________
Read MoreRoy Peter Clark describes and analyses fifty five strategies for writers.
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