I submitted my review of this book to Teach Secondary magazine, an educational magazine in the UK. The first review below is what the magazine published. The second one is what I actually wrote! In substantive terms there is little difference between the two, but you may find it interesting to see what the editor altered.
Read MoreTwo reviews in one: The Mending of Broken Bones: A Modern Guide to Classical Algebra
I submitted my review of this book to Teach Secondary magazine, an educational magazine in the UK. The first review below is what the magazine published. The second one is what I actually wrote! In substantive terms there is little difference between the two, but you may find it interesting to see what the editor altered.
Read MoreTwo reviews in one: A Word for all seasons: Fascinating Facts, Events and Stories for Every Day of the Year
I submitted my review of this book to Teach Secondary magazine, an educational magazine in the UK. The first review below is what the magazine published. The second one is what I actually wrote! In substantive terms there is little difference between the two, but you may find it interesting to see what the editor altered.
Read MoreTwo reviews in one: A Little History of the earth
I submitted my review of this book to Teach Secondary magazine, an educational magazine in the UK. The first review below is what the magazine published. The second one is what I actually wrote! In substantive terms there is little difference between the two, but you may find it interesting to see what the editor altered.
Read MoreMy course on blogging is coming up, so here's this...
As my course on blogging is coming up, here's this.: my reflections on some of the reasons that I think writers should maintain a blog.
Read MoreUsing AI as a soundboard or critical friend
In this essay I have used three different AI apps to analyse a piece of my writing, and to make suggestions for improvement.
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Experiments in Style: A Borgesian Story revisited
in Creative Writing, EiS
Is it really two years since I first published this? Hopefully, it has stood the test of time.
One of the things I’ve been trying out is reworking a piece of text into a completely different style. A full exposition and explanation are given here: Experimenting with styles.
A lazy, useless, PR person -- generated by AI
Useless PR departments
in News & views
What is the point of being a PR person for a publishing company, if you don’t bother to respond to requests for review copies?
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terror, by Terry Freedman
A big mistake
in News & views
Sometimes it’s better to keep your head down…
Read MoreMy Queen and I (revisited)
in News & views, Moments
A personal tribute.
Read MoreTwo reviews in one: A Little History of Mathematics
I wish this had been around years ago.
Read MoreTwo reviews in one: State of Ridicule: A History of Satire in English Literature -- politics, history, English
This is an encyclopaedic work focused on political satire.
Read MoreReview: Turner and Constable: Art, Life, Landscape -- two reviews in one!
Art, art history, politics with a small ‘p’.
Read MoreReview: The Penguin Book of the International Short Story -- two reviews in one!
I submitted my review of this book to Teach Secondary magazine, an educational magazine in the UK. The first review below is what the magazine published. The second one is what I actually wrote!
Read MoreTruth and compromise in journalism
Journalistic integrity and reader manipulation.
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Review: Dan Poynter's Self-Publishing Manual, Volume 2: How to Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book
This is potentially a very handy volume. I say “potentially” because it is full of links to services and articles.
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Review: an oldie but goodie -- Dan Poynter's Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book
Although this book is quite old (2007), it contains a great deal of useful advice.
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Review: Great writers and the Cats who Owned Them
The title of this book is, of course, highly accurate. It is well known that while dogs have owners, cats have staff.
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Review: The Photographer's Playbook: 307 Assignments and Ideas
This is definitely a book worth having, and a good companion to the usual sort of writers' prompts collections.
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Review: Raising kids who read: What Parents and Teachers Can Do
Although this book was published over ten years ago, it is still worth reading.
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