May 20, 2013

Drop the buzzwords

Write hype-free news release heads instead

We are the world

And we’re not very literate, according to an OECD study

6 words about writing

Readers offer super-short tips

Write to fit

Hit your word count the first time

Write for the ear

Read your copy aloud

Turn Strunk & White on their heads

Perform an act of commission

Don’t commit verbicide

Streamline syllables with action words

Get to the verb faster

Avoid long parenthetical phrases

Pleading for shorter sentences

Sentence length one of top 2 predictors of readable copy

As good as your word

‘Applewood-smoked bacon’ just tastes better

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