Welcome to the Ridge
Steering the Craft
Lockdown is the time to write your first novel, they say, but I missed the boat. I spent the beginning of it finishing the CIEP Medical Editing Course – and then needed cheering up because I missed the crew I did it with, and though we weren’t locked down anymore, by that point EVERYTHING wasContinue reading “Steering the Craft”
The collective energy makes it work
“The collective energy makes it work” “You are responsible to the others during that time – even if you don’t feel like writing, you will” “It gave me the needed spark to get back into the writing mode after a long break” “An excellent way to actually get myself to sit down and write, somethingContinue reading “The collective energy makes it work”
Write No Matter What
Now seemed like a good time to read this book, which a colleague recommended. And it was. It’s a very easy read. The style is anecdotal, the argument clear, and the evidence is there, but worn lightly – just as well, as the author says this is how academics should write nonfiction for a widerContinue reading “Write No Matter What”
Bad English?
Whose English is right? It’s rather more than just you say po-tay-to, I say po-tah-to… Who decides? The native speakers? Native of where (not just the US or UK, what about Canada, or Kerala?) What happens when the native speakers go native? (Language attrition is real.) Just as everyone is a foreigner almost everywhere, ifContinue reading “Bad English?”
Here comes the science bit – concentrate!
Even if the content of your work hasn’t changed that much lately, everything else has, so your concentration might be less than perfect. These ideas aren’t rocket science, but recently they helped me focus on writing (and editing and translating), so I hope they help you concentrate on your work too. And if you don’tContinue reading “Here comes the science bit – concentrate!”
Cover image: the ridge/harju in Jyväskylä. All photos (c) Kate Sotejeff-Wilson
