Writers' know-how

Here are 8 websites where you can find high quality pictures that are free to use on your own website or blog.

An unfortunate omission?

Another visual prompt that I hope you’ll find useful.

A couple of reports that will be of interest and useful to writers have just been published. These are the Royal Literary Society’s report ‘A Room Of My Own’, and the Society of Author’s plain English guide to the EU Copyright Directive.

Dreyer’s English is a great, irreverent, guide to English grammar and usage. It’s ideal for writers, and I’ll be running a prize draw for subscribers to Terry Freedman’s Books Bulletin.

What’s a book about epilepsy doing on a writing-related website? Read on and find out.

Two recent reports show that writers’ earnings have declined markedly over the last decade, and that this is an international phenomenon.

Why is students’ writing so awful, generally speaking, that employers complain about it? John Warner has some interesting ideas about why this might be the case.

Subscribers to my newsletter, Terry Freedman’s Books Bulletin, will soon have the chance to win a copy of Dreyer’s English. Read on to find out more.

Here are 7 websites where you can find high quality pictures that are free to use on your own website or blog.

Here’s some (hopefully) useful information for education writers, poets and writers in general.

David Bowie’s advice to musicians could easily apply to writers and other creatives. Find out what he had to say.

Should this book be in the reference section of your bookshelf, or is too lighthearted? Here’s my verdict.

This photo was taken in Leadenhall in London in Spring 2019. What does the message prompt you to write?

What does this book cover, and is it suitable for writers not based in the USA?

This article explains why digital cameras are good news for writers, and what to look for (in a broad sense) in a camera.

Your phone’s camera can be a great aid for your writing.

James Joyce had an interesting way of making notes for Ulysses.

I read a horror story recently about someone who could have got themselves into a lot of legal trouble. But there are organisations, books and blogs that can help you avoid such pitfalls.

As far as I can gather, the pie chart in this article summarises every writer’s dilemma.