Archive for April, 2009
Writing Reference Letters
Reference letters from a reputable source can be an invaluable help to anyone who’s trying to either land a job or get into a good school. When you have family or friends that ask you to craft one such letter for them, it’s usually difficult to say no – no matter how much of a [...]
Using Online Grammar Checkers
With the ready availability of the web, it isn’t uncommon for people to take advantage of online services in place of desktop applications. In fact, since they have their browsers open most times, they usually prefer it. For me, however, the distraction-free working conditions of a no-internet access PC, has always been preferable. For writing [...]
Expressive Versus Communicative Writing
What style are you most comfortable writing at? Some people are just naturals at expressive writing, churning out personal and informal words that communicate to readers like a friend sharing a thought that’s floating around their mind. Others, on the other hand, may write better using communicative writing, where the focus is in imparting knowledge [...]
Writing Paragraphs That Work
When writing, the importance of breaking your copy down into sensible paragraphs cannot be stated enough. Sentences strung together endlessly one after another can be difficult to work through, just as copy where a single thought extends across paragraphs can break the flow of writing. In fact, any decent English writing software will point you [...]
How To Write Your Business Correspondences
When writing business correspondences, clarity and completeness are vital. Done well, they can be the precursor to a healthy business relationship. Executed poorly, they can lead to confusion and miscommunication. This five-point plan is designed to give you a guideline from which you can base your business correspondences on. It will ensure that your ideas [...]
Creating An Effective Call To Action
When writing sales pages, your copy’s call to action will frequently play the deciding factor on whether your prospect takes your relationship to the next step. A double-edged sword, an effective call to action can seal the deal while a poorly-executed one can destroy all the pre-selling you’ve done before it. How do you craft [...]
English Grammar Software: How Well Will It Help Me?
Anyone who does a lot of writing needs to constantly look for ways to improve their English grammar and style. English writing software can do a lot to help achieve this, though you’ll need to keep a level head – they’re not going to perform any major miracle. English writing software, for the most part, [...]
Grammar Rules We Love To Break
Grammar rules are fine for the most part. Following them allows you to ensure that you writing reads correctly for most people. Clarity, after all, can often make or break a copy. When you run a grammar software to fix up your copy, it will show you all the changes you can make to improve [...]
Organizing Your Paragraphs
Learning to organize your copy into sensible paragraphs is an important skill. Too many times, people tend to write paragraphs that go on forever, leaving their communication muddled and confusing. Paragraphs should always discuss a single idea. Whether it takes you two or twenty sentences to express that idea, it makes sense to group them [...]
Errors You Can Expect A Grammar Software To Fix
So you’ve seen and heard a lot about grammar and writing software but are still unsure of what they do. Will they really help you? How well can they shape your copy? Let us give you a few ideas about what the best grammar software can do. Spelling errors. Grammar software applications will catch all [...]
