by Pat Iyer | Jul 10, 2019 | Blog, Editing, Video, Writing Skills
Talk about concise writing – it does not get any briefer. Today I saw an ad that popped up to the right of a YouTube video I was watching. It caught my eye because it was so concise. It read: New Need Now And the name of the product. In the world of writing,...
by Pat Iyer | Jul 4, 2019 | Blog, Editing, Video
Some writers, those who have just begun the process, know that they need editors. They may be unsure of the type of editor they need. Others, who have a little more experience, may question that need. “I know how to spell and punctuate,” they say. “I have good grammar...
by Pat Iyer | Jun 26, 2019 | Blog, Blogging, Video
So you want to write a blog? What’s stopping you? Are you afraid you will not be able to consistently blog? Here are some of the answers I’ve heard. “It’s a big commitment.” “You have to do it every week—at least.” “How does anyone think of all those article...
by Pat Iyer | Jun 19, 2019 | Blog, Ghostwriting
Traditionally we write about pros and cons of any topic. I don’t like ending on negative notes, so I am switching the order of pros and cons of working with a ghostwriter. First, let’s start with the cons. A ghostwriter, by the way, is a person who works...
by Pat Iyer | Jun 12, 2019 | Blog, Writing Skills
Is a cow an “it”? What is the correct use of that? In order to answer these questions, I need to address a related grammatical question about the use of that. Is a Human a “That”? In the course of editing manuscripts, I began to notice that people seemed to be...
