by Pat Iyer | May 27, 2026 | Blog, Blogging, Business Writing, Writing Skills
Have you wondered, “How do I write so prospects think, ‘This person understands my problem?'” How do I build trust? One of the fastest ways to lose a potential client is to sound generic. Prospects who are reading your blog posts, emails, LinkedIn...
by Pat Iyer | Jun 20, 2025 | Blog, Book writing, Writing process, Writing Skills
Are you a highly skilled professional struggling to start your book? Attorneys, physicians, legal nurse consultants, and public speakers often operate under high pressure, where mistakes are costly and standards are high. They’ve trained for years, built respected...
by Pat Iyer | Oct 25, 2023 | Blog, Writing Skills
When I write about errors in manuscripts, I usually focus on punctuation, spelling, and grammar because those are my favorite kinds of errors, meaning that I love correcting them. Literary agents, publishers, and readers notice these errors, and variations in type,...
by Pat Iyer | Sep 7, 2023 | Blog, Writing Skills
I always loved reading more than almost any other activity. It’s no coincidence that my siblings are also avid readers. I believe this habit made us better writers. Our mother instilled the love of reading in us. Whenever any of us complained about boredom, she said,...
by Pat Iyer | Aug 10, 2023 | Blog, Writing Skills
Writers, especially those who are just beginning to write regularly, think that having a good vocabulary means knowing a lot of long, obscure words. What, they rightly ask, is the point of learning words no one will understand? Who wants to read a blog or other piece...
by Pat Iyer | Jul 6, 2023 | Artificial Intelligence, Blog, Writing Skills
While AI can’t write your story, that doesn’t mean it can’t write any stories. You could tell it to write something showing that crime doesn’t pay or to give you ideas for writing that kind of story. But would that be your story? This question takes the debate...
