Don’t fix your grammar
Want to write well? Then, don’t fix your grammar. I don’t mean don’t ever fix your grammar. I mean that you shouldn’t fix your grammar too early in the writing process. I thought about this when reading How to Write and Present Technical Information by Charles H. Sides. He says, Often writers get overly concerned about the […]
MISTAKE MONDAY for January 21: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?
Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment. This is another case where reading out loud should make it easy to find the problem. I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading.
Can “find and replace” prevent quarterly commentary errors?
Most people who write quarterly commentary struggle a bit with errors and typos. I wrote about some of my struggles (and solutions) in “Investment commentary numbers: How to get them right.” As I mentioned in that post, I once made a bad mistake, naming the wrong quarter in my employer’s quarterly commentary. That post prompted […]
MISTAKE MONDAY for January 14: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?
Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment. Spell-checking software should have caught this one. I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading.
Feeling blah about your blog?
An article in Mindful, “When Work Is…Meh: How mindfulness helps us deal with on-the-job drudgery,” got me thinking about what to do when you feel blah about writing your blog. The article says, “It’s understandable how passion even for a career that once felt exciting can fade.” This applies to blogs, as well as to careers. […]