I’m pulling together a load of strands of work to produce learning material, workshop and a book about why evaluation fails and how we can do it differently. Yes, a book – hence the post about avoiding writing the other day. I’m really enjoying the opportunity to spend time wading through words and pulling them… Read More Fun, amusing and really REALLY hard
I’ve been putting time aside for some writing recently and was writing last week when I realised I hadn’t written anything but had, in fact: Is it just me, or does this happen to other people?
I always thought writing was just getting the words down on paper (or screen). Over time I’ve found it’s also about a few other things. Planning. If you’re writing anything long form you have to plan it. It’s not like micro blogging where I can dash a hundred words out. If you’re putting together longer… Read More More than words can say
I was reading an article about publishing the other day and how it’s marketed. Try as I might, I couldn’t make sense of the page in front of me. I knew they were words, in English, that have meaning. On their own they made sense but put them together and I couldn’t understand what was… Read More Lost in translation
If you want to make your food taste better you season it. Add a bit of salt, some pepper, some herbs, and you change how you experience the food. You’re able to reflect different aspects of what you’re cooking and highlight some of the constituent ingredients. The same goes for your writing. If you’re selling… Read More Seasoning
Lost and Desperate 