Here’s a good way to leave your writing unpolished:
Read more →In April 2014, the Globe and Mail published a list of ten words you can remove from anything you write. It’s a great idea, since leaner writing is often clearer writing. I’ll take this tip one step further. Instead of simply keeping the list handy (and building
Read more →As a technical writer, journalist and copywriter, it matters to me that other people can quickly and easily understand what I write. That means I both: write as clearly as I can. structure my information so that readers can easily find the information they need.
Read more →Styles are neat things. They let you minimize the amount of time you spend fiddling with the formatting in documents. This rarely matters if you only write two- or three-page memos, but try making a 185-page book look consistent – all fonts, headings, margins, graphical elements and
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