I recently met a man who knew everything. EVERYTHING. He knew all about places he’d never visited, implements and machinery he’d never laid his hands...
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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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This week, a picture of a 5-star hotel on Tenerife popped up on my Facebook memories. It was quite topical as it was of the...
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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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There are three mythical places that exist just about everywhere in the world of writing walking directions. I have searched for them on volcanic plains...
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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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Integrity was on its knees, gasping its last breath, cut down and cast aside far too easily by the behemoth attacking the battlements of Decency...
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‘There’s a nude bronze man in the dole queue.’ ‘WHAT?’ ‘There’s a nude bronze man in the dole queue. He’s just standing there, sort of...
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