Subtext or The Third Thing.

By William Van Zyl Published on June 23, 2024 I listened to Brad Read’s podcast, Subtext or The Third Thing, yesterday. Well, I must say, “A stunning Podcast!” The content is simply brilliant. His examples of The Third Thing are so good. The extravagant sound files, which he includes as examples, explain the technique perfectly.… Continue reading Subtext or The Third Thing.

The Machinery behind the Words.

By William Van Zyl. Published January 24, 2023. You can’t see the inside of an engine. You can hear, smell, and feel it, but you can’t see the inside rock, spin, and roll. The spinning cogs, the rotating gears and the rocking rods vibrate harmonically together to produce power. What a machine. Fire and lightning… Continue reading The Machinery behind the Words.

LESSON: Tips, ideas, and strategies to improve your writing as a teacher — have fun writing.

Use of the colon, semicolon, en-dash and em-dash in writing. Write that Essay (WTE) presentation PDL (Professional Learning Development) 6 Dec 2019 –  By W. Van Zyl & F. Van Buren. *26 Powerpoint slides – converted to pdf format (download for free Five House Publishing). Ernest Hemingway was asked to sum up his life in… Continue reading LESSON: Tips, ideas, and strategies to improve your writing as a teacher — have fun writing.