The earliest piece of writing I can remember producing was a story, written in phonetic spelling on small pieces of scrap paper stapled together. Mimicking as best I could a “real” picture book, I ...

The written word is an essential part of being a human. Most people today who live in modern societies experience writing ...

It’s hard to believe, but one of the most important changes in the way people write in the last 50 years has been largely overlooked by historians of literature. The word processor—that is, any ...

Address all parts of the prompt. Be concise and clear. Use active voice instead of passive wherever possible. Passive: The experiment was conducted by Roberts. Active: Roberts conducted the experiment ...

Sheryl Grey is a freelance writer who specializes in creating content related to education, aging and senior living, and real estate. She is also a copywriter who helps businesses grow through expert ...

Writing for a general audience means writing for educated adults who are not a part of your field. The first step is to recognize jargon within your writing and rewrite to avoid or clearly explain ...

It is an honor to be asked to be someone’s character reference. But even if you are enthused about helping a friend or colleague out, you might feel a little intimidated by the prospect of putting the ...

Regardless of how much an individual might know, poor presentation of their research and analysis damages their credibility. Disentangling the meaning of sentences or reading through irrelevant ...

Not as magical as you might think. Well, let’s hold on for a second. Many versions of the college essay may well be dead; that’s not a bad thing, for reasons we’ll get into. English class (which I ...

I s the college essay dead? Are hordes of students going to use artificial intelligence to cheat on their writing assignments? Has machine learning reached the point where auto-generated text looks ...