Easy Guide to Useful Bullet ‘n Numbered Lists

Efficiency, clarity, and simplicity: these are the benefits to be enjoyed by a good, well-placed…

Structure Your Sentences Like a Professional

In today’s post, I will review the basic types of sentences and offer some tips…

Research, Creativity, and Data Saturation

Research is the cornerstone of nonfiction, from business reports to academic meta-analyses. At some point…

Logical Fallacies 3: After This, Therefore Because of This

This fallacy occurs when an argument consists of the following:  something (A) was caused by…

Opt for a Rough Truth Over a Smooth Lie

Truth is no use to anyone if it cannot be plainly understood, , but if…

Epigram, Epigraph, and Epitaph: A Simple Guide

In today’s post, I bring to you another post about commonly confused words: epigram, epigraph,…

Plain Writing IV: Your Work in the Crucible

We end our series with a topic that most of us never consider in our…

Plain Writing 3: Discerning Mechanics & Media

We're talking about the need to know and follow the mechanics and consider the medium…

Plain Writing 2: Getting Your Duck/Points in a Row

Let's investigate some strategies for organizing your project to meet three metrics: readers should be…

A Doomed Argument, Straw Man, and Hasty Generalization

With both straw man arguments and hasty generalizations, the level and quality of detail and…

Plain Writing: Your Audience and Its Goals

The directive "write with your audience in mind” seems like no-brainer advice, but many writers…

What Makes Up Circular Arguments & Red Herrings?

There are quite a few specific types of formal and informal logical fallacy: begging the…

How to Write an Effective Restaurant Menu

Providing your customers with their choices in a well-organized, stylish, descriptive, informative, and pleasing-to-touch (i.e.,…

Tips for Defining Your Terms in Academic Writing

Here are some tips about defining important terms in academic writing to best ensure your…

Become a Better Writer through Freewriting

You are not doomed to be a third-grade-quality writer. You need to unleash your writing…

3 Easy Steps for Lovely Thank-You Notes

According to Emily Post, “No fill-in-the-blank cards, no pre-printed cards, no phone calls, no emails,…

Easy Guide to Writing a Knitting Pattern

I call this an “easy guide” because actually writing down a pattern can be anything…

How Not to Write Like a Lawyer: Part 2

So, now the time has come when you want to write about something that you…

How Not to Write Like a Lawyer (and Why You Shouldn’t Want To): Part 1

It’s little wonder that when people can’t or don’t want to hire a lawyer, they…

Can Writers Evade Bias, Sexism, and Racism?

Language is always changing to reflect material developments and changing ideas, so it’s important to…