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'Shetlandic is still a living spoken tongue'. Image (c) Mike Erskine, used under licence and adapted from the original.
Date
28 August 2017 - 14:12

'Recognisable yet strange': a guide to Shetlandic dialect

Christine De Luca is a poet who writes in Shetlandic, which is spoken in the Shetland Isles off the north coast of Scotland. We asked her about the dialect.

Tags
Literature, English language, History
'You write because you have something to say. Trust yourself: say it.' Image (c) Doug Robichaud, used under licence and adapted from the original.
Date
03 August 2017 - 17:23

How to find your voice as a writer

Award-winning slam poet and teaching artist Sophia Walker talks about how to become a better writer.

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Performance, Skills, Equal opportunities and diversity
The legs of a woman wearing black tights and shoes with one leg raised in the air.
Date
29 June 2017 - 16:50

'Delightfully utilitarian': learning Swedish as a foreign language

Student and translator Nicholas Lawrence explains his experience of learning Swedish.

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Learning resources, Festivals
'You will have to work hard for your sales.' Image of cup (c) Garrhet Sampson, licensed under non-exclusive copyright and adapted from the original.
Date
14 June 2017 - 02:15

How to market and promote your e-book

In his final article in a five-part series on self-publishing, author and digital publishing specialist Nik Peachey talks about the best ways to market your e-book.

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Literature, English language, Learning resources
'The more places you upload your materials, the more likely you are to make a sale.' Image (c) Pexels, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.
Date
09 June 2017 - 15:50

How to upload and sell your e-book

In his fourth article in a series on self-publishing, author and digital publishing specialist Nik Peachey talks about what you have to do get your e-book online and up for sale.

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Literature, English language, Learning resources
'With self-publishing, you need to roll up your sleeves and start developing your new skills.' Image (c) coyot, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.
Date
30 May 2017 - 17:24

How to create your self-published e-book

In his third article in a series on self-publishing, author and digital publishing specialist Nik Peachey talks us through software, image choice, and formatting.

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English language, Creative Economy, Professional development, Learning resources
'To make a city more creative, you need lots of artists.' Image (c) qimono, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.
Date
23 May 2017 - 17:31

How can a city rely less on its past and make itself more creative?

We asked Andy Pratt, Professor of Cultural Economy at City University London, about ways that a city can be more creative.

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Creative Economy, Universities and higher education, Cultural relations
'I prepare a large overview of the book I’d like to create, then split it into smaller sections.' Image (c) jarmoluk, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original.
Date
15 May 2017 - 21:04

How to structure and write a self-published e-book

In his second article in a series on self-publishing, author and digital publishing specialist, Nik Peachey, explains how to get on with the task of writing and structuring a book.

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English language, Creative Economy, Professional development, Learning resources
'Löyly is the steam generated by throwing water on hot stones in the sauna.' Image (c) makive, licensed under CC0 and adapted from the original
Date
10 May 2017 - 21:44

'Notoriously challenging': learning Finnish as a foreign language

Famous for its complexity, Finnish has 15 grammatical cases and inspired the novelist J.R.R. Tolkien. Penelope Roux explains.

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Festivals, Work outside the UK, Learning resources
Date
02 May 2017 - 14:28

Why do businesses cluster together?

What causes industries to cluster together in certain parts of a city, and is it a good thing? We asked Kat Hanna, Research Manager at the Centre for London.

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Creative Economy, Technology, Universities and higher education
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