To write clearly, we need to avoid hedging phrases like “I wanted to…” or “I’d like to…” Learn how to ditch the hedges and make your point.
A Weak Writing Pattern: “I wanted to…but I didn’t.” Read More »
“Writing is easy. You only need to stare at a blank piece of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.” Here are a few ways to overcome writer’s block easily.
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[4-minute read] Several Writamins readers have asked me how to use apostrophes with acronyms. An acronym is a word made up of the initial first letters of a group of words. For example, NATO, OPEC, and other pronounceable first initials are acronyms. Initialisms are words that are made up of the initials of core words; they differ from acronyms in
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Eight seconds. That’s about how long you have until your reader decides whether to keep reading or flip forward to the next message. If you’re still reading this Writamin, I’m in luck! Given the deluge of messages your readers are bombarded with and their tenuous attention span, the only way you can be sure to
Research has proven that the ideal average length for a sentence is 10 to 17 words. Does this mean that you will die from having a 25-word sentence? No. Carefully crafted, sentences can sometimes far exceed the recommended length. The secret is that if you must have a 17+word sentence, sandwich it between two shorter
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