Writing & Editing

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Some rules in English defy explanation. Here are some vexing spellings you should always double-check.

As the daily time crunch tightens and the need for knowledge grows, more and more readers use shortcuts to glean information from online content. Try these tactics to court the impatient.

Most hiring managers skim your CV for highlights—where you worked, when you worked there and what you did and achieved. Here are tips for making yours lean and powerful.

Just as Big Brother used ‘Newspeak’ to diminish expressive language in ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four,’ companies today seem stuck on stilted speech. Here’s how to write livelier prose.

Getting audiences to respond immediately to your content is essential for marketing success. This guide can help you craft prose that encourages consumers to act.

Write with your readers’ needs, problems and preferences in mind. Then, nix nonessential words, aggressively tighten paragraphs, and take your sweet time.

Getting your byline on a popular blog or online publication can do wonders for your name recognition and SEO. Here’s how to get your content published.

Looking to get an early jump on holiday shopping? Check out these options for wordsmiths who are also handy in the kitchen.

Use these tools to regain focus, reclaim productivity and find a safe place to store your life’s work.

Follow this guidance to serve up meatier work that will satisfy your audience, improve SEO and appeal to your readers’ tastes.

Communicators love to reference athletic terms, feats and endeavors. If that’s outside your wheelhouse, make sure you know these phrases.

Even seasoned communicators are prone to sharing hackneyed words and phrases that make eyes roll and blood boil. Here are 10 that should be relegated to the dustbin of history.