Self-editing isn’t easy, but you can easily weed out unclear sentences, clichés, passive voice and other bad habits by asking yourself these eight questions.
If you want to be a good writer, you need grit. Build your supply by being a tough editor and working through setbacks, among 10 other ways.
As a general rule, writers should use simple words in the place of complex ones. Otherwise, readers are often confused. Here are two dozen examples.
As a general rule, writers should use simple words in the place of complex ones. Otherwise, readers are often confused. Here are two dozen examples.
No matter what type of writing you’re doing, these tips can help liven up limp copy.
Differentiating between content editing and proofreading, checking for organization and flow, and cutting fluff and off-topic elements are among the essentials of thorough editing.
It might sound crazy, but this author argues that every PR pro and marketer should include in their list of skills the ability to properly edit Wikipedia articles. Here’s why.
Reports of the demise of the written word are premature. Adjusting the way we go about producing it is not a terrible idea, though.
Key elements include organization, clearing your mind (and desk), and easing up on yourself.
Wait. Throw away that outline, says writing coach Daphne Gray-Grant. Learn to ask the right questions. Stop disheartening yourself with negative writer talk. And have you tried a timer?
Wait. Throw away that outline, says writing coach Daphne Gray-Grant. Learn to ask the right questions. Stop disheartening yourself with negative writer talk. And have you tried a timer?
A press release isn’t about clearing your desk or making the boss happy. It has just one goal: eliciting a call back from a reporter. Here’s how to do that.
‘Affect’ or ‘effect’? ‘Lay’ or ‘lie’? In an upcoming Ragan webcast, the renowned grammar maven offers pointers to keep these words straight. In honor of National Grammar Day, here’s a sneak preview.
Washington Post staffers list stock phrases and misused expressions to avoid, causing writers and communicators everywhere to cringe. Are the editors right?
Washington Post staffers list stock phrases and misused expressions to avoid, causing writers and communicators everywhere to cringe. Are the editors right?
