One thing I’ve observed, after years of working with academics on their writing, is how having expertise on a topic can block you from grasping new ways of doing things. Reaching the public is ...

On a gray November morning, stacks of essays sat on an admissions counselor’s desk at a New England liberal arts college. She ...

Narrative essays are completely different from the tasks we get in academia more often. Narratives can be written using personal pronouns. Moreover, you don’t have to spend hours looking for relevant ...

Amid a sea of applications, college hopefuls have just a few opportunities to stand out: grade-point average and test scores; extracurricular activities; and, of arguably increasing importance, the ...

Today, a tip sheet on accuracy in language, based on what readers tell me bugs them. 1. Do not describe something as "very unique." Unique means one of a kind; it does not come in degrees. 2. Don't ...

FOX 13's Linda Hurtado talked with Roy Peter Clark and Kerry Krisman about their careers in the writing industry as get set ...

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Woman typing her resume on a laptop. Many baby boomers are telling me that they find writing their resume very challenging. I was browsing through my LinkedIn feed, and I found an interesting survey ...