How to Write Clearly: The Fundamentals of Plain Language
Learn the fundamentals of clear, plain-language writing: write for the reader, use short direct sentences, plain words, good structure, and ruthless editing.
July 2026
April 2026
Passive Voice: When to Use It and When to Avoid It
A balanced guide to the passive voice: how to recognize it, when it serves your writing, when it weakens it, and how to edit with intention.
Plain Language Writing Techniques for Professionals
Plain-language techniques used by editors of memos, proposals, and disclosures. Substitution tables, layering, and a two-minute self-test.
How to Edit Your Own Writing (The Three-Pass Method)
Separate structural, line, and proof edits the way working journalists do. Checks, timings, and a worked example that trims a memo in half.
Top 20 Grammar Mistakes Professionals Make
Fix the 20 most common grammar mistakes in business writing. Expert-written guide with before/after examples, rules, tables, and a checklist for professional emails.
Dangling Modifiers: Spotting and Fixing Them Easily
Learn how to spot and fix dangling modifiers with 20+ before-and-after examples, patterns table, and a self-check exercise for careful writers.
How to Avoid Wordiness: Concise Writing Guide
Eliminate wordiness with 30+ before-and-after rewrites, rules for redundancy, filler, and nominalizations, and a complete editing checklist for concise writing.
Write in Active Voice: Complete Guide
Master active voice with clear rules, side-by-side rewrites, and exercises. Learn when active voice is best, when passive voice fits, and how to edit for strength.
Clear Writing Rules From Professional Editors
Complete guide to clear professional writing with fifteen editor-proven rules, comparison tables, revision checklists, and language patterns that respect the reader.
March 2026
Comma Rules Everyone Gets Wrong (and How to Fix Them)
The comma rules that trip up professional writers. Oxford commas, restrictive clauses, compound sentences, and the four rules that fix 80 percent of errors.