If I didn’t write while I’m distracted by things going on I’d never write at all. Is the answer to go on a writing residential, once they’re running again?
Read Moreslumped, by Terry Freedman
Man in a hat, sepia version, by Terry Freedman
The Oulipo of photography
in Oulipo, Photography
The principles of Oulipo can be applied to photography as well.
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Terry Freedman's Books Bulletin: what's coming up?
In the forthcoming issue of Terry Freedman’s Books Bulletin (after a long hiatus) we have various items, including…
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The Oulipo: part of my writing ‘toolkit’. Picture by Terry Freedman
The Oulipo, and how it has helped me as a writer
Unlike other approaches to writing, Oulipo is based on constraints rather than such devices as free association.
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London Book Fair seminar
Writers' Summit
As I mentioned in my blog post about this year’s London Book Fair, this week there is also a Writers’ Summit.
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London Book Fair Hi-Res, by Terry Freedman
The London Book Fair, Rights Conference, and Writers' Conference
As always the London Book Fair programme looks great, and the biggest problem you will face, I think, is deciding which talks to attend in the seminar programme. Bonus: this year the Fair is free to attend.
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The clothes I wear when carrying out an experiment. Picture: Scientist, by Terry Freedman
An Oulipo Experiment
An account of my experimentation with an Oulipo technique called “acronymic poetry”.
Read MorePhotoPrompt #59: Man in a hat
I find pictures like this help me if I’m attempting to write ‘hard-boiled’ fiction.
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My blackberry isn’t working: technology and language (humour)
Here’s a video that is a nice, humorous illustration of how technology has influenced our language.
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This could be you! Picture: Celebrate! by Terry Freedman
Freelance writing awards
in News & views
There’s an opportunity to enter samples of your writing for a freelance writing award.
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An alleyway, by Terry Freedman
PhotoPrompt #58: An alleyway
My kind of place: nice and quiet. Can’t think why…
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Sculpture near Paternoster Square, by Terry Freedman
PhotoPrompt #57: Sculpture near Paternoster Square
This is a great geometric pattern in my opinion.
Read MoreFrom the archives: Publishers discover e-learning!
UPDATED With a correction! Why are ebooks priced at almost the same level as printed books? (I’ve actually seen a Kindle book priced higher than the print version.)
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A selection of my reference books — Terry Freedman
Review of the Writing Inspiration Jam course
This one-off session from the City Lit looked like an exciting course to try. It ticked several boxes: no long-term commitment, and brimming with ideas.
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Two soft drinks, by Terry Freedman
Solitude: a poem
I don’t write poetry. My days of doing so have been over for several eons. However, the first homework we were set, and which I completed and submitted, was to write a poem inspired by a photograph. Here goes.
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Cameraman, by Terry Freedman
Who's the author?
in Reviews
If you write a play or a film script, presumably you have a mental picture of how it will look on screen or stage.
Read MoreLanguage Barrier
Here’s a piece of writing I submitted for a creative writing course at the City Lit. It was received quite well, and one of the other students said it was the most accurate description of Santa Monica that she’d ever read. Others liked the dialogue. Me? I still chuckle over the misunderstanding about drive-in movies!
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BOOKS , by Terry Freedman
The traumatic process of de-booking
in News & views
In the process of identifying which books to send off to a new home, I’ve discovered some books I’d forgotten about and now look forward to reading (again).
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On this day: Finding a book when you can't remember its name
in How to
If you can’t remember the name of the book you wish to read, then you are in luck.
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Think outside the box, by Terry Freedman
Why constraints are a good thing for writers of all kinds
in Oulipo, Short form
When it comes to communication, being restricted is definitely better, ie more conducive to effectiveness, than having no limits at all.
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