I’m studying Dutch. It’s my father’s language but I never learned it as a child and now I’m trying to go back to my roots. I just got back...
Many people dream of writing a novel and escaping the humdrum 9-5. But there are other, more immediate, ways to make money from writing....
Whether or not to capitalise the word 'internet' provokes occasional debate. I used to capitalise, and then Wired announced that they were...
Struggling to find inspiration for that blog post on your to-do list, or that press release that's due next week? Here are ten reference...
I have said it before and I'll say it again: better briefs for writers make for better projects. You can't start a blog without a good...
My recent post about the Economist Style Guide included a passing comment about whether companies were singular or plural. It generated a...
I started the Articulate blog more than 13 year ago. Back then it was called 'Bad Language' but now it's part of the Articulate site. Over...
Everyone can write. But not everyone can write well (learn how to start a blog, here). We all learn to write at school but then society...
In the acting world, all feedback has to be given, in the words of Alan Bennett, with lashings of love and praise. For writers, it's a bit...
There are different, competing claims about the origin of the term 'rule of thumb'. I prefer the idea that it stems from the fact that the...