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In his novel The Plague, Camus described fairly accurately people’s attitudes and behaviour during a plague. It seems rather apposite in our current circumstances.
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Read MoreIf your interest in the Oulipo goes beyond simply trying out their techniques, and you wish to learn about the context in which it was conceived and the developments in went through, you will find this book very useful.
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The stories in Great Adventurers are designed to help the reader believe that they can do it too, backed up by much more substantial evidence than vague and vacuous pronouncements like "You're wonderful, you can do anything."
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Can reading help you achieve mindfulness? And can mindfulness enhance your reading pleasure?
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This book not only contains a huge sampling of both prose and poetry, but places them into an historical context.
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If you are a teacher of English or creative writing, you will find this book to be a rich source of material to discuss and analyse with your students. And if you are a writer, this book will I’m sure prove to be a good investment in extending your craft.
Read MoreThe word Oulipo is an acronym of a French group, Ouvroir de littérature potentielle. This is usually translated as Workshop of Potential Literature, although given its association with the sharing and critique of work on creative writing courses, the word ‘workshop’ might be ditched in favour of ‘work room’.
Read MoreOne of the techniques employed by the Oulipo is known as N+7. This is where you take each noun, and replace it with a word that is seven words on in the dictionary. Of course, results vary according to what dictionary you use. The following article is an N+7 version of my review of the Penguin Book of Oulipo. Enjoy!
Read MoreShort-form writing is neither quick nor easy, but the effort is, in my opinion, worth it. This book explores the form with useful information, challenging exercises, and interesting examples.
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Perhaps a useful aim of writers is to lead the reader to put the book or article down, and disappear in a flight of imagination. After all, surely one measure of success is that what you’ve written led someone to think of something, or to make connections, that had not occurred to them before?
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This is a very useful reference book for anyone who is serious about online journalism.
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With children as the target audience, this book is a fair-paced romp through the history of paintings from cave paintings to the present day. All that in less than 100 pages!
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Writing reviews and reports, by Terry Freedman
Here are links to recent book reviews I’ve published on this website. Look out for more soon.
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A few notes about a forthcoming memoir with a difference.
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A no-nonsense style guide that manages to be both humorous and readable too.
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This book suggests exercises to help you get to grip with the writing process. Here’s what I thought of it.
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What’s a book about epilepsy doing on a writing-related website? Read on and find out.
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Collins Complete Writing Guide
Should this book be in the reference section of your bookshelf, or is too lighthearted? Here’s my verdict.
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