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How to Outline an Essay

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How Book Writers Get Paid — Part 2

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Cover Letters: 3 Lessons from Sales

Selling yourself, though, is the way of the hunt. It may seem reductive, even unsavory,…

What Plagiarism Is and How to Avoid It

It can be overwhelming, but there’s no need to let worries about plagiarism make writing…

Using Microsoft Word Track Changes

With Track Changes turned on, all edits are recorded and can be displayed in various…

8 Tips to Make Your Writing Sound More Formal

There is no substitute for good ideas, but we can (and do) help you elevate…

How Book Writers Get Paid – Pt 1

ProofreadingPal supports writers in all parts of their careers, whether honing their academic writing skills…

Writing a Cover Letter to Get a Job

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As the president and founder of ProofreadingPal, I’m going to try to offer you some…

MLA Formatting

Although students may feel intimidated by the requirement to strictly follow any specific style, including…

How to Write a Thesis Proposal

Students often cringe at the challenge of writing a good thesis proposal, uncertain of how…

Professional Writing

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Be Yourself When You Write Essays

Unfortunately, we see many misguided essays here at ProofreadingPal on a daily basis. And one…

Know Your Enemy – The Modern Language Association (MLA)

The MLA currently claims about 30,000 members in about 100 countries. Although founded in the…

“On Em dash, on En dash, on Prancer, on Vixen”

Having a client who is adept at em and en dashes is indeed rare. Usually…

Read Before You Write (Part II)

But no, I get it, really. You are busy. Welcome to the twenty-first century, in…

Read Before You Write (Part I)

Writing is easy. Writing well is not. Otherwise, we would all be signing seven-figure deals…

Knowing What to Look For

Effective writing is not so esoteric as to be beyond description. There are many elements…