… was a review of a book called The Well-Fed Writer. That was in 2010, and the book seems to be still available. Do I still agree with it’s suggestions?
Read MoreI hope this comic strip will make you smile.
Read MoreSometimes even the most ardent writers among us just don’t feel like writing. What to do? An article on the Problogger website has made what I think is a great suggestion.
Read MoreUnder normal circumstances you can only hear one side of a conversation over the telephone. With that in mind, I’ve reported this (true) conversation from my side only. You should be able to infer what the person on the other end was saying.
Read MoreThe results are different depending on which dictionary you use; there is nothing to stop you cheating…
Read MoreAlthough the result is nonsensical, I think it has a musical quality of its own.
Read MoreI’ve introduced a couple of changes to the Writers’ Know-How website in order to make it even more user-friendly.
Read MoreI wrote the detailed outlines of three articles in the space of six minutes. I’m sure the quality of the materials had something to do with it.
Read MoreIf, like me, you enjoy writing and you would like to earn money from it, should you go down the freelance writing route or write books, or both? In the first part of this two-part series I looked at the advantages and disadvantages of freelancing, ie writing articles for newspapers and magazines. In this part, I consider the advantages and disadvantages of authoring, ie writing books.
Read MoreJust as with painting and decorating, it’s all in the preparation. This is my method of writing articles fairly quickly.
Read MoreHave you ever seen an article on here about pre-menstrual tension?
Read MoreTerry’s top tips for writing professional book reviews.
Read MoreI’ve been reading Phillipa K. Chong’s “Inside the Critics’ Circle”, in which she attempts to discover the process by which books get reviewed. It’s a very interesting read. I haven’t finished it yet, so am not in a position to review it as such, but I was struck by the extract cited here.
Read MoreWhen I set up a calendar version of the archive on this site, it didn’t occur to me that this would give rise to two incentives.
Read MoreThe article archive keeps disappearing, and while the problem is easily fixable (temporarily), it’s extremely frustrating. Here’s my workaround.
Read MoreMy views on what constitutes a book on writing are fairly catholic. Indeed, it would me more accurate to denote the books I review as books for writers, rather than books on writing. The latter tend to have titles like “How to write fiction”, or “How to write magazine articles”.
Read MoreThe least sensible thing one can do in circumstance like this is to read stuff which has absolutely no bearing on any it.
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What do you need to be a successful writer? Here are my thoughts on the seven main attributes you need to have in order to make it as a writer – or at least, to give yourself a fighting chance! I believe these hold true for any genre, and any form (ie book or article).
