"...Words are things, and a small drop of ink, falling upon a thought, produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think" Lord Byron

What is Plain Language Writing?

Plain language writing is an approach to writing rather than a set of rules for grammar or construction. It involves organizing written information in ways that make sense to the reader, using straightforward, concrete, familiar words. A plain language writer uses vocabulary that matches the reading levels of the people who are likely to read the document.

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Writing Under Pressure

“I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by”
Douglas Adams, science fiction novelist (1952-2001).

Most writing is done under pressure. That’s because people generally write only because there is a strong and compelling force driving them to write, and often those forces dictate that they must write within time constraints. Many people enjoy writing under pressure in much the same way as they enjoy going to the dentist or listening to fingernails scraping on a chalkboard.

From my blog
July 14, 2010

“I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by”
Douglas Adams, science fiction novelist (1952-2001).

Most writing is done under pressure. That’s...

July 14, 2010

Very few things in day-to-day life irritate editors more than the use, or rather, the misuse of the apostrophe. Unfortunately, much of the world seems to be, on the whole, fairly oblivious to...