Writers' know-how

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.

Another interesting photo, taken while walking around the City of London.

Here’s my evaluation of WordCounter which, erm, counts words — plus a whole bunch of other stuff.

Some recent research looks at writers’ rituals. Hearing about that made me reflect on my own.

Losing a client doesn’t have to be a complete disaster.

I’ve added another kind of book review to my previous list of five.

An unusual view of an everyday object.

Have you ever heard of Ogam? Me neither. This article gives provides some information about this ancient writing system.

I recently did a creative writing course. Here are my reflections on it.

Today’s photoprompt is a lovely noir shot of a narrow back street in central London.

Why has doing a course on American fiction been so enjoyable, and useful to me as a non-fiction writer?

There is a certain frisson of excitement about some areas of London at night. Brick Lane is one of them.

People should say what they mean. One way of doing so would be to use the correct word. Another way would be to use objective facts rather than subjective value judgements.

Another photo prompt on the subject of surveillance.

This photoprompt led me to come up with a few interesting questions as writing prompts.

This very mixed bag of books is now in my possession. Here’s some information about each of them, and why I find them potentially interesting, especially for writers.