Terry, this post is gold dust - thank you so much for a great writing toolkit!
"I’m not that interested in sports, but I read the sports pages at least once a week because some of the writers are superb." This really got my attention! Okay, I don't read the sports pages - in fact I edit my copy of the Saturday Telegraph (my weekly indulgence in printed news) and the sports section hits the recycling bin without being opened (unless it's Wimbledon fortnight) - but I DO always read the chess column! I have no interest in chess, and get even more lost on a 64-square chessboard than I do in my everyday failed navigations - but I love reading that column!
Thanks Terry. I’ll continue to work on being a good reader and commenter. I find that there are many excellent writers in my life already (lucky me) so I’ll just appreciate their gifts for the moment. Enjoy your weekend. All the best.
Terry, this post is gold dust - thank you so much for a great writing toolkit!
"I’m not that interested in sports, but I read the sports pages at least once a week because some of the writers are superb." This really got my attention! Okay, I don't read the sports pages - in fact I edit my copy of the Saturday Telegraph (my weekly indulgence in printed news) and the sports section hits the recycling bin without being opened (unless it's Wimbledon fortnight) - but I DO always read the chess column! I have no interest in chess, and get even more lost on a 64-square chessboard than I do in my everyday failed navigations - but I love reading that column!
Thanks Terry. I’ll continue to work on being a good reader and commenter. I find that there are many excellent writers in my life already (lucky me) so I’ll just appreciate their gifts for the moment. Enjoy your weekend. All the best.
Great stuff, Terry. I half expected it to be a tongue-in-cheek article, but then it turned out to be serious ;)
Added the handwriting book to my wishlist. Looks to be my kind of thing. (I bet Jillian Hess would also enjoy that one!)
Now, off I go to read, read, read ...