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DRESS CODE: LATE SPRING 21-11-08

Late spring. Standing in the dappled light of my front porch. Or, of my verandah as we say around here. The differences in language use between various English-speaking nations really become apparent when you start putting things out on the Internet for consumption, as opposed to just observing.
It’s a wonderful thing though, especially as a [...]

11 WRITING GEMS

Hints and tips for aspiring writers. These are my favourite little snippets from my notebook, collected over the years - while originally jotted down in the context of copy writing, they apply to bloggers, fiction writers and lyricists too. I thought I would share - hopefully they are of some use to you!
- Show people, [...]

LITERARY STYLE

If you haven’t taken the time to peruse The Paris Review’s interview archives, please do so now. My favourite interviews include William Burroughs, John Irving, Joyce Carol Oates and Haruki Murakami ❤ … and that’s just the start of the list!

I find it particularly lovely that the Review includes snapshots of the author’s original manuscripts, [...]