My Writing Notebook

Being a writer, I like to have the time to write.  Being a homeowner, I like to live in a tidy, clutter-free house. Getting the balance right is tricky.  I used to take a week off to clear the clutter and organise the house, and fitted in my writing around it.  Then last year my … Continue reading →

It’s been almost three weeks since the final post of My Writing Challenge.  I’ll be posting an email later in the week about what life’s been like without the daily blogging, but in the meantime I just wanted to communicate a few changes that I have made to this site: NEW BLOG TITLE – The name that previously appeared at the top of each … Continue reading →

Six months ago I wrote Note 169 – When are you qualified to say ‘I am a writer’?. Since then I have written every day, taken an online freelance writing course, moved a few steps forward with my book, set up a web presence as a freelance writer, and so much more. It has certainly … Continue reading →

As mentioned in Affect and Effect (as verbs) yesterday, both affect and effect can be used as a noun or a verb and each one has one or more meaning.  Yesterday I wrote about the verb form and today’s blog includes examples of where it can be used as a noun.  Here goes:  Where effect and affect … Continue reading →

This blog is about affect and effect as verbs and tomorrow I will research affect and effect as nouns.  All my research today, on working out when to use affect and effect, has led me to many lengthy definitions for each word, which made me realise why this is so difficult for people to understand.  I’ll attempt … Continue reading →