Articles about writing, editing and improving content

Working from home means more emails and less face-to-face meetings – and without body language to go off, it’s easier for misunderstandings to happen.

Most writers hate cutting their own copy, yet cutting is one of the best ways to improve your writing. Here are some tips on how to do it:

Weasel words suck the life out of your writing by making it less specific and harder to understand.

Here’s a list of words to avoid:

If you struggle with writing good link text, you’re not alone – the web is filled with poorly written links.

Yet writing informative link text (also often called anchor text) makes your site easier to use and it can help search engine optimisation (SEO).

Here are some tips:

Every sentence needs a subject and a verb – and the stronger your verb, the stronger your sentence will be.

This article explains how to choose the right verb: