3 Types of Redundancy to Avoid
June 22, 2018

3 Types of Redundancy to Avoid

Redundancy in a sentence is annoying, and it is also a nuisance. Conveying information in more than one way, or by repeating wording, is consciously or subconsciously distracting to the reader and contributes to compositional clutter. Note in the

3 Ways Writers can Cripple Self-Doubt
June 20, 2018

3 Ways Writers can Cripple Self-Doubt

Self-doubt is both positive and negative, depending on your response. It could be motivating or deleterious to one’s ability. But most times, the tendency to it being negative is high. Therefore, anyone aspiring to success or relevance in a

How to Cure Sentence Bloat
June 18, 2018

How to Cure Sentence Bloat

Imagine reading a sentence that spans up to five lines. You feel lost in the middle of nowhere, scouting for the points. It feels like the brain is swollen and will burst the next minute. You fling the piece

What Exactly Do Editors Do?
June 13, 2018

What Exactly Do Editors Do?

After completing your article, draft, cover letter or resume should you send or post it immediately? People write with different goals in mind and hiring an editor could make the difference between success and failure. A poorly written document,

The Best Way to Write a Memo
June 4, 2018

The Best Way to Write a Memo

A memo is one of means of communicating in a work environment and a major personnel instrument deployed by the management of an organisation to reach out to its internal publics- the workers.   Writing a good memo cannot

Reading Made Simple
June 1, 2018

Reading Made Simple

Many know about the importance of reading but still find it difficult. Of course, the importance of reading cannot be overemphasized. Reading makes you vast; when you read wide you have deep knowledge on many topics. Reading makes you

curriculum vitae cv to help you land the job of your dreams
May 30, 2018

How to Keep Your CV to Two Pages

“How long should my CV be?” This is a question that has been pondered for years by jobseekers and is still a cause of debate across the recruitment industry. Although there is no single, definitive rule, the general consensus

red marker on paper with red markings showing proofreading
May 23, 2018

4 of the Best Editing Quotes

Here are 4 of the best editing quotes we have compiled for you: “No author dislikes to be edited as much as he dislikes not to be published.”  – J. Russell Lynes  “Editing should be, especially in the case of

The Power of Writing Down Your Ideas
May 21, 2018

The Power of Writing Down Your Ideas

The faintest pen is better than the sharpest memory – Chinese Proverb Do you find that debatable? The import of the statement is that once you write something, it is cast and can be referred to, unlike what you

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