To begin writing, I have to get my head into the zone. It doesn’t matter whether it’s fiction or travel writing, I need to tune...
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Can you tell the difference between reality and fiction? Reality comes from the Latin, realis – related to things. Fiction comes from the Latin word...
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Creative differences are commonplace in our house. Usually, when egos and feelings are placed to one side, we accept that the ‘slight’ (aka constructive criticism)...
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‘That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.’ Neil’s earpiece crackles, and an apologetic voice from mission control says, ‘Sorry, Neil, you’re...
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In truth, I could have called this ‘the difference between copywriting and travel writing, and any other kind of creative writing. I reference copywriting or...
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In case I risk a fleet of black cabs descending on my house, their drivers with pitchforks at the ready, let me just say I...
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A writing website I subscribe to publishes articles about the craft of writing. One which caught my eye recently involved something called Imposter Syndrome –...
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Which of these is correct when it comes to using foreign words in writing? The man glanced up at me, nodded, and said, ‘buenos días.’...
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Sometimes I wonder where the hours go, so I decided to document a single day from last week. I didn’t call this ‘an average day...
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During dinner, J, who is English, kept referring to one of the small group of diners around the table as ‘Jock.’ After he did this...
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