Entries from December 2007
My Top Ten
My Top Ten (Fiction)
That is, fiction novels I have read that you might like as well.
Much as I hate lists (shopping lists, for example) I have come to recognise in our increasingly throw away, disposable, ready access “I want it now” society they are an effective way of relating information in a short space of [...]
Categories: Writing Tips
Some Golden Rules
Some Golden Rules
I don’t want to tell you what to do, but there are some things that good writers do and don’t. They are good precisely because they do or don’t do these things, you see.
Humans are not perfect. They will fall into habits and make mistakes. So will you, unless this is the future [...]
Categories: Writing Tips
Academic Writing 2
Academic Writing 2 (this time it’s personal)
Academic Abbreviations
Academic folk are fond of abbreviations just like the rest of us normal people. Some abbreviations in the body of text itself is not acceptable, such as slang, internet speak, cell text language and so on. If you write an essay using the above, you deserve [...]
Categories: Writing Tips