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MISTAKE MONDAY for December 29: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?

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Is your free report “complimentary” or “complementary”?

Offering a free report to folks who sign up for your email list…

December newsletter: Hurray for em dashes!

Newsletter moves to quarterly It’s hard to believe that I’ve…
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MISTAKE MONDAY for November 24: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?

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Improve your email subject-line vocabulary with “The Hamster Revolution”

Boosting the power of your email subject lines is the best way…

Nov. newsletter: Fewer or less?

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“And/or” vs. “and / or”: which do you use?

Do you leave spaces around slashes in expressions such as "and/or"…
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MISTAKE MONDAY for October 27: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?

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OCT. NEWSLETTER: Are blogs written by humans still relevant?

Now that financial professionals can harness artificial intelligence…
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MISTAKE MONDAY for September 29: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?

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Free help for wordy writers!

Wordiness is a curse. Long-winded writing obscures your meaning…

SEPT. NEWSLETTER: Advice from a powerful book agent

Success requires passion To write a best-selling book, write…
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MISTAKE MONDAY for August 25: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?

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AUGUST NEWSLETTER: Does writing with AI hurt your ability to think?

Writing using artificial intelligence (AI) can save you a lot…
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MISTAKE MONDAY for July 28: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?

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Reader question: How can I ask clients to follow me to a new firm?

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JULY NEWSLETTER: Creating content for an AI world

Creating content for an AI world Traditional content is less…
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MISTAKE MONDAY for June 30: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?

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