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Yesh, substack is interesting @Sedayne. Lots of excellent writing, but also lots of ReadMe! spam. Anyway, have followed you :)

Interesting, indeed! Reminds me of Ursula Le Guin saying that screenplays are written in present imperative, which just adds weight to the dangers of writing novels using the TV brain -- you end up asking the reader (now standing in for both...

I watch far less TV now than I used to, and I read far more than I used to. My writing is improving. It's not the reason, but it might be a small, contributory factor. The converse is also true: the more I write, the less I want to watch TV and...

Here is a really interesting post about writing that reads like a camera or TV show, and how this is increasingly prevalent among writers who don't read...

Never, ever use repetitive redundancies. Don’t use no double negatives. Proofread carefully to see if you any words out. William Safire

Here is a really interesting post about writing that reads like a camera or TV show, and how this is increasingly prevalent among writers who don't read...

After almost two months away, I'd like to join again. Please.

Is there a theme for tomorrow or was that last week?

Not too much swinging yet, dear James, and definitely no hip hop or jive!

We can rebuild him. We can make him stronger. We can make him faster... but I don't know how to write the spring noise

Is there a theme for tomorrow or was that last week?

A maybe for me too, please Jonny x

So long as you don-t worry about it afterwards...

Can you put me as a maybe, please?