sentence
January 11, 2023

How to Cure Sentence Bloat

Imagine reading a sentence that spans up to five lines. You feel lost in the middle of nowhere, scouting for the points. It feels like the brain is swollen and will burst the next minute. You fling the piece

redundancy in writing
December 14, 2022

3 Types of Redundancy to Avoid

Redundancy in a sentence is annoying, and it is also a nuisance. Conveying information in more than one way, or by repeating wording, is consciously or subconsciously distracting to the reader and contributes to compositional clutter. Note in the

curriculum vitae cv
December 2, 2022

Ten Mistakes You Must Avoid in your CV

Your curriculum vitae or cv is your way of communicating your abilities, experience and qualifications to an employer and securing a job you desire. Writing your CV, of course, require conscious effort and knowledge to bring out the best

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November 28, 2022

Six Common Mistakes in Transcription

Before a transcription task can be considered well done, there must have been a series of edits, proofreads, or reviews. For the purpose of this discussion, let’s call it the quality control process.   As important as the quality control

writing habits of successful writers
November 18, 2022

7 Habits of Highly Successful Writers

It has been said that the problem with writers is that they don't write. While there are exceptions, many brilliant writers’ work has never seen the light of day due to bad habits. If you’re a writer and want

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November 16, 2022

Writing Tips: Write What You Know

A common piece of writing advice is 'write what you know.' When I first heard this advice, I thought it was odd. I don’t remember where I first heard it, but I remember thinking that as far as writing

repetition
November 14, 2022

5 Examples of Repetition and Redundancy

In each of the following sentences, repetition of words or phrases or redundant use of similar terms is easily eliminated, as described in the explanations and shown in the revisions that follow each example. This procedure is called an

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November 11, 2022

5 Ways Writing Can Be Therapeutic for You

In this world filled with lots of drama and painful experiences, one sometimes needs a form of therapy to help deal with one’s feelings. However, there are times when there is no one to turn to, or even talk

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