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50 words that will improve your writing
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50 words that will improve your writing

Stephen King famously gave us three of the most useful words to improve your writing: 'kill your darlings.' You should treat words as...

Posted by Clare Dodd
Words of wisdom in wood blocks
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How to be an editor - tips from the experts

Behind every great writer, there's a great editor. But what exactly do they do? How do they work? What goes through their mind when a brief...

Posted by Clare Dodd
A-Z of better writing
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A-Z of better writing

We've put together a little list for you:

Posted by Clare Dodd
business cliches
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10 business clichés that make you sound like an idiot

How did I whittle it down this list of business cliches to just 10? Well I burnt the candle at both ends doing some mind mapping, then I...

Posted by Clare Dodd
Big goldfish in a small bowl and a small goldfish in a large bowl
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Short words are (still) best

'Short words are best and old words when short are best of all,' said Winston Churchill. He won a Nobel prize for literature and his...

Posted by Matthew Stibbe
Writing Mistakes
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Ten writing mistakes that make you look unprofessional

It doesn't matter what industry you work in, or what your job title is – you probably write copy for customers and colleagues. It can be as...

Posted by Clare Dodd
Perfect Case Studies
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10 rules for perfect case studies

Case studies work. They persuade prospects that your products and services are credible and fit for purpose. In sales, they can make the...

Posted by Matthew Stibbe
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22 Rules of storytelling from Pixar

Pixar story artist Emma Coats has tweeted a series of rules of storytelling so you can learn how to tell a story the Pixar way:

Posted by Matthew Stibbe
Left right brain writers
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Left brain vs. right brain for writers

Research has identified two types of people, those whose left-brain is dominant and those were the right-brain dominates. The dominant...

Posted by Laura Connell
How to write killer words
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How to write: 20 killer words and 13 words that kill

People make buying decisions based on rational and emotional motivations. When structuring your writing you need to identify how you can...

Posted by Laura Connell