Thomas Wolfe notoriously relied on Maxwell Perkins to untangle his knotted prose. Here’s why you should unleash your inner Perkins rather than try for perfection in your first draft.
Is it ‘farther’ or ‘further’? Should I use ‘fortuitous’ or ‘fortunate’? A look at word pairs that share pronunciations or linguistic roots, yet have different meanings.
Fluff, repetition and poor usage will turn readers off and send them elsewhere for information.
A content marketer offers guidelines for sharpening your Web posts.
Overwhelmed by a piece of writing that seems impossible to revise? Break your process down into these steps to make it easier.
PR and marketing pros can move past boring press releases and promotions with these ideas to boost interaction online.
Often, using technical terms, jargon and just plain big words muddles your message.
What is small, innocent-looking, and causes you to wake up at 3 a.m. screaming? Answer: Their it is! I mean, they’re it is! I mean, there it is! Out, damned typo! Will these proofs ne’er be clean?
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Idioms, words to pronounce correctly, and tightening tips were of interest the most to Ragan readers. It’s never too late to brush up on your skills.
Idioms, words to pronounce correctly, and tightening tips were of interest the most to Ragan readers. It’s never too late to brush up on your skills.
Here are editing tips every writer can use to de-gunk copy, essays, even emails.
Online writing delivers ‘gifts’ all year long, but the holiday season is an ideal time to look at the special offerings an editor finds glistening within blocks of text.
A leftover internal direction on the cable company’s post not only served as an embarrassment to the brand, but also a lesson to PR pros to double check before publishing.
Is it possible to double your writing speed? This author knows it’s possible to quadruple it. She did it by following her tips below. Read and rejoice!
