by AIW President Claude Berube Like most people in the Mid-Atlantic, I found that more than two feet of snow blanketed my house and cars yesterday. The Mayor and Governor declared emergencies for the city and state respectively; all cars were ordered to remain off the road. By last night, the storm had passed. The [...]
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Active Voice: A Great Way to Keep Writing Crisp
a “Verbal Knightcap” by Robert M. Knight, AIW Board Member The use of active voice might be the least understood element in English that most people think they understand. They understand even less when they get the use of active voice confused with the use of action verbs. And many do. Many editors can’t keep [...]
Publishing Ideas: The Classroom as Commodity
Have you taken a class recently? Will you in the near future? If you’re a writer, then take advantage of what a classroom experience presents. This is true whether you’re taking a humanities course (English, History, Political Science, etc) or a science course. In addition to earning a grade or credit hours, make the course work for you as a writer. Being in a classroom environment offers three important commodities to a writer.
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