Optimizing your writing for multiple PR clients
When you’ve got multiple organizations to represent, it’s all about being flexible.
When you’ve got multiple organizations to represent, it’s all about being flexible.
Grab a few minutes at time, or grab a crayon, a la James Thurber. This array of tips will unclog your creative axons and dendrites and get those words and ideas flowing again.
To get the words flowing, try starting at the end. You might also use a prompt, rewrite a classic, or craft a poem based on fodder from your spam folder.
Descriptive language can bring your prose to life—but a preponderance of trite words can make an editor’s eye twitch.
In an excerpt from his new book, the copy chief at Random House skewers a few linguistic tenets that obstruct fluid composition. Fans of E. M. Forster and ‘Star Trek,’ rejoice.
For casual scribes, stringing words together can be a bit of a lark. Professional communicators, though, must adhere to higher standards. Embrace these practices for ongoing improvement.
Advances in speech recognition have brought electronic sensors nearly to the acuity of the human ear. Here’s guidance to help you make the most of this technology.
As another National Grammar Day arrives, we look again at the century-old ‘Elements of Style,’ which many writers find fusty and sexist. Still, it offers some timeless tips for today’s scribes.
PR pros must stay sharp on their grammar and AP style to avoid irking journalist partners. Can you spot all the mistakes?
The mental drain of too many tasks will disrupt your creative flow. Get ample sleep, step away from the computer for a refreshing stroll, and, for Pete’s sake, have some fun.
E.B. White helped turn a professor’s rhetorical manual into an international hit. A look at the abiding lessons of Strunk and White’s ‘The Elements of Style.’
Does the empty page give you anxiety? Here are some ways to develop a writing routine and avoid writers’ block.
Sure, a book can spark ideas and inspiration, but your writing won’t actually improve until you start putting words on the page.