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What makes good writing?
It’s no surprise to anyone when I say I love words… which obviously means I also love books. And if you’re a fellow book fan,
How to lose a reader in 10 seconds
There are plenty of ways to lose a reader in 10 seconds. Use a bunch of jargon they don’t recognize. Bury the point three pages
Can’t see the wood for the words: when familiarity gets in the way
You’ve spent weeks on a document. Maybe months. It’s been reviewed, rewritten and passed around the team. The comments have been dealt with. The wording
What editors delete first and why
People assume editing is mostly preference. It isn’t. If you handed the same document to five editors, they’d cut a lot of the same things.
If you’re in the mood for spring cleaning, start with your content
Spring has sprung! The sun is out, flowers are blooming, an excessive amount of chocolate is being consumed in egg form, and it’s time for
Why AI hasn’t reduced the need for editors
There’s a common assumption circulating in corporate comms that AI will reduce the need for editing. It sounds logical. If a tool can produce clean,
Orwell’s writing laws (and why proofreaders still swear by them)
In 1946, in his essay ‘Politics and the English Language’, George Orwell set out six simple rules for clear writing. They are quoted often. Followed
