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Better Sentences, Part 4: In Defense of Bad Sentences
This new year, let us resolve to write bad sentences
Jan 1
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Better Sentences, Part 3: The Imperative
This holiday season, give your readers the gift of brevity.
Dec 25, 2025
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Better Sentences, Part 2: To Be Verbs—or Not to Be Verbs
Brevity may be the soul of wit, but action is the soul of prose.
Dec 20, 2025
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Better Sentences Part 1: Double Verbs
Don't use two verbs when one would do.
Dec 13, 2025
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The Case of the Miscarried Meaning
Professional writers should choose clarity over variety
Nov 15, 2025
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Writing Lessons from the Undead
This Halloween, beware of the zombie nouns
Oct 31, 2025
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Six Simple Paragraph Transitions
Fix your flow…or I’m gonna need you to come in on Saturday.
Aug 16, 2025
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Terror, Self-Doubt, and the Benefits of Soul-Crushing Criticism
How can writers get better at receiving critical feedback?
Jul 19, 2025
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Punctuating with Purpose
Rules matter. Clarity matters more.
May 25, 2025
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The Bottom Line on BLUF
Why getting to the point is necessary—and hard.
May 6, 2025
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