‘general writing’ Archive

The Tools of the Professional Writer’s Trade November 10, 2008 No Comments

Professional writers have a reputation for being rather fussy and persnickety, especially in matters of language. We are known for obsessing over the placement of commas and the inappropriate use of the apostrophe. We know all of our parts of speech and are completely comfortable with those little phonetic symbols that demonstrate the pronunciation of [...]

Does a Freelance Writer Really Need a Blog? November 4, 2008 No Comments

As a business writer, I work frequently with marketers. I have a particularly good relationship with a search engine marketing firm. I will be forever grateful to the president of this firm for his valuable lessons in search engine optimization and for the large volume of work he has sent my way. I have nothing [...]