How to Avoid Wordiness

Try these tips in your writing. Practice makes perfect (as opposed to, “In order to…

Do I Need a Literary Agent?

Agents are businesspeople and creative professionals. They’re here to help you get your book into…

Writing a Cover Letter to Get a Job

I’ve learned quite a bit about the function of cover letters and resumes. In this…

Proofreading Services Rates

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

“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…

Livestock Judging and You

Most skills are learned largely through imitation. It’s common sense that if we want to…

How Writers and Proofreaders Can Live in Peace

When Alexander Pope (1688-1744) warned, “A little learning is a dangerous thing,” he was, among…

The Unexamined Page

As a proofreader at ProofreadingPal, I see a lot of otherwise well-written documents with some…

Writers vs. Editors – Cage Fight for the Centuries

Some proofreaders and editors like to think there are rules, rigid rules, rules that transcend…