December 21, 2007

Hwæt! A lesson in business writing from the original action hero

I’m not writing this post simply as an excuse to sex up the blog with a gratuitous photo of Angelina […]

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December 5, 2007

Vonnegut on writing

Eli over at Novelr has republished a list of writing tips by Kurt Vonnegut. If you’re interested in writing then […]

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September 16, 2007

Have you got rhythm?

One of the most difficult things to teach to newbie copywriters, or anyone who wants to improve their writing, is […]

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August 19, 2007

Descriptive writing skills, part three

People are interested in people, and a good way of making your description writing readable and fun is to populate […]

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August 6, 2007

Descriptive writing skills, part two

Yesterday we had a look at some of the grammatical tricks you can use to make your descriptive writing […]

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August 5, 2007

Descriptive writing skills, part one

Writing good description is surprisingly tough, but it’s such a useful skill to have, whether you’re copywriting, blogging or working […]

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April 8, 2007

The copywriter’s foe: adverbs

Copy needs to be clear, precise and readable. I’ve talked about tactics for clear writing before, like choosing Anglo-Saxon words […]

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January 20, 2007

On the virtues of clarity

Copy has to be clear, or it is useless. Worse than useless, in fact; because badly written or confusing copy […]

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December 9, 2005

Speaks Latin, My Satin Doll

This post is about copywriting, honest. You just have to wade through some literature first…
Right now I’m reading Barnaby Rudge, […]

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