Rob’s Megaphone

When considering your next newsworthy post or freelance article, it is important to consider the following news values: prominence, proximity, impact, conflict, timeliness, novelty/bizarre.
Prominence deals with the characters you include in your piece. If it is relevant, include the most well known people. Some folks shy away from picking up the phone and speaking to [...]

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Are you a grammar wizard? quiz 
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Note: Hey, I just created this quiz for you. One small problem: the scoring works perfectly, but my comments are a bit off. For example if you score 100%, my comment appears saying something like: “Well done.  Try a little harder  next time to get a 100%.” I’m not sure [...]

 
 
If you’re like me, each time you read your own writing, you find additional opportunities for improvement. I find that when you work diligently at revision, improved writing always results.
Revision (re + vision) means “to see again”. In order “to see again” clearly, it is important to rest your eyes prior to proofreading. Specifically, after [...]