It may not surprise you that I do a lot of reading. I believe it is part of being a good writer and editor to constantly see how others are doing it,…
Grammar and style
No-nonsense guide: How to use quotation marks
Punctuation can be a pain. The 2016 AP Stylebook dedicates 11 dense pages to explaining…
Bogus writing rules you should ditch
Most of us learned the basic rules of writing in elementary, middle, and high school…
Create your company’s editorial style guide in six steps
I love style guides so much that I’m writing a numbered list about them. With…
Hyphens, em dashes, and en dashes—what’s the difference?
There’s no shame in acknowledging that you don’t understand the diverse and distinct uses of…
Figures of speech: Four schemes to spruce up your writing
In writing, it’s so important to add variety: of sentence length, sentence type, schemes, tropes.…
Why you should edit your emails
Each day, the average person sends and receives a total of 122 business emails, according…
Five rules to write by
Last week, Scott and I had the honor of presenting at the Ragan PR Conference…