Miniature Danish-Norwegian-French dictionary, via Tomasz Sienicki, Wikimedia Commons Creative Commons Before you grimace, let’s get one thing straight: this post doesn’t necessarily concern marketing or advertising; it concerns writing clearly and concisely. Yes, I’m going to use businesses’ websites — …
What it is: Clearly and concisely defining your product or service Read more »
Those of you knowledgeable in British English: I need to know what word or words you predominately use to refer to “a day often marked by a general suspension of work in commemoration of an event.” I’m cognizant of the …
British English and the use of the word 'holidays' Read more »
Hello, all! I just wanted to give you a brief update on what’s going on with me. I just wrapped up over two months of English teaching at a summer camp in Spain. In fact, it’s the same camp that …
Autumn 2011 Write Edit Teach Update from the Author Read more »
I know its bordering on passé to write blog posts criticizing people and businesses for their shortcomings, but I feel it necessary to present another example of what I discussed over a week ago. In that post I discussed how …
Consistent web design, writing of web content (redux) Read more »
Briefly, here are a couple of observations I made while researching Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) for a client today: 1.Be clear and consistent with your site’s navigation. A frustrating example today was Sarlatech.com. (For some reason my thoughts drifted …
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Books that are connected to the Internet may have many advantages, but will publishers, authors and the public play along? The combination of two interesting articles I read today has my brain spinning with ideas about the future of writing, …
Do Internet-connected books have a future sooner than later? Read more »
Overcoming complexity requires critical thinking and reasoning skills, which are essential for most people who write, edit, and teach. The above text comes from inputting my blog address into the site Wordle.net, which …
Complexity, critical thinking, and how we write, edit, and teach Read more »
Written Internet content has changed over the years, often at the sacrifice of quality and truth. When I first started looking for freelance writing and editing work last October, I turned to oDesk.com, a site specializing in the online workplace. …
Technology and the Internet have changed how we write, edit, and teach. But how have things changed for these professions? Ah, 1993! I was attending the University of Missouri-Columbia and found myself researching in both the university library and the …
How technology and the Internet have changed what we write, edit, and teach: Part 1 Read more »
When writers, teachers, and students experiment with writing, new doorways to creativity and learning are opened. One of the most influential teachers I had in grade school was also the most subtle. My high school English teacher, Mrs. Christiansen, was …