A load of chips — photo by Terry Freedman
Lois has an arts degree from the University of Oxford, which means that she can tell you everything you need to know about the influence of post-modernism on Latin-American literature in the final quarter of the twentieth century, but she can’t add up.
Read MoreThe Music Programme of Study requires students to have an understanding of the music that they perform and to which they listen, and its history, and an appreciation of different musical styles.
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In all, twenty three poets are considered, and they constitute a wide variety: alongside the usual ones like Milton and Chaucer, we find Sappho and Basho. Each chapter is a mixture of biography and quotations.
Read MoreI was very pleased to be able to give a load of women the benefit of my wisdom and experience on a Jane Austen course a few months ago.
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Me feeling somewhat exercised
Playing the feminist card strikes me as intellectually lazy.
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The City LIt, where I teach a creative writing course, a course for would-be bloggers and a course on the Oulipo is holding another Late Lines event.
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More news about the LBF’s programme this year. This post is about a seminar for self-publishers.
Read MoreOne of the things I think can add to one’s enjoyment and also improve one’s writing is to read stories from other cultures.
Read MoreIt’s coming up to that time of year again: the London Book Fair.
Read MoreThis pdf contains the reviews of mine that were published in Teach Secondary magazine in 2024.
Read MoreHere are two versions of the same review: the one I submitted to Teach Secondary magazine, and the edited one they published.
Read MoreHere are two versions of the same review: the one I submitted to Teach Secondary magazine, and the edited one they published.
Read MoreHere are two versions of the same review: the one I submitted to Teach Secondary magazine, and the edited one they published.
Read MoreHere are two versions of the same review: the one I submitted to Teach Secondary magazine, and the edited one they published.
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A writer, by Terry Freedman
Next week I’ll be teaching a course called The 60 Minute Writer. The title always makes me smile because it sounds like I teach people how to be a writer in an hour. It reminds me of a joke by, I think, Frank Carson…
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An A minor harmonica, by Terry Freedman
Poetry writing is not my thing. At least, I don't think it is. The reason for my uncertainty is that although I attended a one-day poetry class some years ago, the feedback provided by the tutor was not very detailed, to say the least.
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drawing of a fish, by Terry Freedman
This is a piece I wrote during a flash fiction course several years ago. It’s exactly 90 words long.
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My creative writing course
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 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!)
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