Writing tagged: ‘on writing’
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Introducing Sidelines
A new section on my website dedicated to the (mostly nature) writing I write ‘on the side’. Definitely not a diary.
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16 April 2019
Writing in the car.
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3 December 2018
On poetry being like chess (and not).
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6 November 2018
Banging out any old crap can work wonders.
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Newsletter No. 15: ‘Semi-immersed’
Writing & research • milestones • Anthea Bell • island wardens • hillforts • pubs • oak trees • ancient ships • self-improvement • Mark Cocker • Jan Morris • Melissa Harrison • and more…
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18 October 2018
Distracted by nature.
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Book review: ‘On Writing Well’ by William Zinsser
The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction.
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Book review: ‘The Sense of Style’ by Steven Pinker
The thinking person’s guide to writing in the 21st century.
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Bacon and X
Not wishing to boast, but Richard Carter didn’t get C-minuses—and he certainly didn’t get SEE MEs.
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Keep a writing journal
…The best writing advice I ever received.
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Sebald’s TV listing
When you enter into Sebald’s universe, it seems to me, you have to play along.
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Dispensing with formalities
I’ve decided I need to make my book a bit little less formal.