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What is a writer’s ‘voice’? And should an editor leave it well alone?

What is a writer’s ‘voice’? And should an editor leave it well alone?

by Pernickety Kate | Sep 28, 2018 | Editing, Words, Writing skills

Everybody’s different. We can see people’s uniqueness in their clothes, their hairstyle, their accent, their hobbies or pets. And that individuality extends to their writing. I currently have an editing job involving lots of technical documents, destined to be part of...
Number nightmares: 7 traps to avoid in your writing

Number nightmares: 7 traps to avoid in your writing

by Pernickety Kate | Jul 7, 2018 | Numbers, Proofreading, Writing skills

Many people find numbers confusing. But if numbers are an essential part of your writing, there are ways to avoid bamboozling your readers (because you don’t want that, do you?). By ‘numbers’, I mean prices, percentages, or anything that needs counting, whether...
Read all about it! How to write a press release for your event

Read all about it! How to write a press release for your event

by Pernickety Kate | Apr 10, 2018 | Editing, Writing skills

At some stage, you may be asked to write a press release for a local newspaper – maybe to promote an event for your organisation. Newspaper editors will usually require a press release to be in the same style as the rest of the paper. Well, it makes sense to keep on...
4 reasons NOT to welcome your customers

4 reasons NOT to welcome your customers

by Pernickety Kate | Feb 15, 2018 | Editing, Words, Writing skills

“Willkommen! Bienvenue! Welcome!” Even when not watching Cabaret, we’d all be happy to be greeted with these words, wouldn’t we? Such harmless pleasantry – what could possibly be wrong with treating customers like this? Well, in some contexts, nothing at all. At the...
Is your message getting lost in all the words?

Is your message getting lost in all the words?

by Pernickety Kate | Dec 13, 2017 | Editing, Words, Writing skills

Warning: this blog is interactive. It contains suggestions which some readers may find embarrassing. But to help you to be clear with your message, it’s worth having a go. It’s about the power of short words and phrases – what some call ‘plain English’. In an earlier...
How to break with convention, one word at a time

How to break with convention, one word at a time

by Pernickety Kate | Dec 1, 2017 | Editing, Grammar, Punctuation, Writing skills

Hello. We may not have been formally introduced but I’m going to start by making some assumptions. Pigeon-holing you, as it were. If you’ve clicked on this article, it’s a fair bet that you have at least a passing interest in language use. That already sets you apart...
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