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Writing Concisely – Part One

18 Dec 2017
“If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it,” wrote George Orwell, author of Animal Farm and 1984, in his 1946 essay, “Politics and the English Language.”  [...]
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The Serial Comma: Much Ado about Nothing or Something?

4 Dec 2017
If a discussion of the use of commas makes your stomach churn and your head spin, then take a deep breath because there are people who not only discuss such a [...]
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  • Writers Block
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Parallelism

20 Nov 2017
And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one [...]
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  • Writers Block
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Choose Your Words Carefully

6 Nov 2017
George W. Bush once said that “We cannot let terrorists and rogue nations hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile,” meaning, of course, to say hostage [...]
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  • Writers Block
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List Making – Advantageous, Productive, and Easy

23 Oct 2017
My husband is planning a fishing trip, his favorite thing to do both in planning and then actually doing.  I have been commandeered to accompany him after his best [...]
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  • Grammar
  • Writers Block
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Writing: A Gift or a Learned Skill?

9 Oct 2017
National Book Award for Fiction winner Robert Stone contends that “You can take undergraduates and guide them.  You can tell them what works and what doesn’t.  But [...]
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  • Public Relations
  • Writers Block
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Public Relations: A Valuable Addition to a Marketing Strategy

4 Oct 2017
A company with a product to sell or service to offer needs to let people know what it does and why it has something that the public wants or needs above the [...]
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  • Writers Block
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Doofus of the Year Award

18 Sep 2017
My husband and I are vying for the Doofus of the Year award.  We both got caught up in computer scams.  In my case, I was trying to load the newest edition of [...]
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  • Grammar
  • Writers Block
Writer's Block - Plaid Swan

Have You Got Style?

4 Sep 2017
In high school and college, even as an English major, when I wrote, I was blissfully ignorant of such things as style manuals like APA, MLA, Chicago Style, or AP.  [...]
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  • Culture
  • Writers Block
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The Guatemala Experience

21 Aug 2017
The building was shabby, and there were no obvious luxuries, but the children were happy, well-fed, and well-clothed.  They instantly recognized that the visitor was [...]
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