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Easy Formula for LinkedIn Recommendations

To follow up on our look at using testimonials in your resume, let’s flip the…

How Taxes Work for Writers

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How to Use Testimonials in a Resume

Using someone else’s words is an accepted and valid strategy. Let’s look at testimonials and…

Common Idiom Use Errors

But being fluent in a language doesn’t just mean memorizing a list of idioms (hundreds…

5 Tips for Better Writing Habits

Bad writing is everywhere, and it’s often not a lack of knowledge about the mechanics…

How Do Teachers Grade Papers?

Wssay grading is no more subjective than other methods. Here are four simple, hard-and-fast quality…

What Goes at the Top of a Resume?

There are three types of resume headers. Choose the one you need carefully. Then let’s…

Write Clearly with the Right Words

Editors and writers find some words particularly challenging, changing them over and over again to…

Colophon: The Publication Page

That page at the front of the book is the “colophon,” or the copyright page.…

How to Write an A Paper

While it’s true that A work is usually superior to the work of other students…

What Personal Information Goes on a Resume

What makes this resume uniquely yours? What does it say about who you really are?…

Differences in a Paraphrase, Summary, and Précis

Look up “paraphrase,” “summary,” and “précis” in the dictionary, and you’re going to find a…

How to Avoid Comma Errors

In this blog post are a few of the most common comma errors and tips…

When Do I Cite in APA?

APA insists that you never leave it unclear just what is your opinion and what…

US vs. UK English Grammar

A few key grammatical and spelling differences between US and UK English to remember when…

Navigating Fan Fiction, Public Domain, & Fair Use

So how do you protect yourself and still share your work? It all comes down…

Run-on Sentence or Long Sentence?

Sentences can have a lot of other things, like objects and indirect objects and dependent…

How and When to Write Complaint Letters

If you have been subjected to a genuine injustice that needs to be corrected, such…

What Is Passive Voice and How Do I Use It?

In general, the active voice is much clearer, more concise, and direct: all qualities of…

Should I Use First, Second, or Third Person?

It’s pretty easy to avoid second person in formal writing, so the main source of…

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