Ghostwriter. It sounds quite scary, right? If you have never worked with a ghostwriter, you might picture a spectral figure, leaning over your shoulder as you write, whispering ominous suggestions into your ear. You might hear the clacking of keys on an unattended typewriter in a dusty antique store nobody has visited for years. If…
Antithesis is a literary and rhetorical device. If you are writing or editing, it is important to understand the major literary and rhetorical devices at your disposal… and just as important to be able to use them properly. Literary and rhetorical devices are proven techniques writers, editors, and speakers use to highlight ideas and keep…
We consider the habit of using the Oxford Comma – so-called because it has shown up as required editorial practice in the Oxford University Press style manual for over a century – to be non-negotiable. We hope you do, too, because the Oxford Comma is a central principle of clear writing and effective editing. What…
It’s a pleasure to introduce you to the first in a series of brief postings on effective writing in English. If there is a topic you would like to see in future articles, please drop us a line. WHO ATE THE BURGLAR? The passive voice is a grammatical construction that uses as its subject the…
It’s a pleasure to share Cara Wordsmith’s first article with you. This first post is dedicated to some role models, writers willing to think twice, or perhaps even three or more times, about what goes into a sentence. If you ever notice me violating any of the advice that appears below, please call me on…
