Category: Writing Tips

For me, this is what to aim at, and it comes from an extraordinary man. Joseph W Pulitzer arrived in the USA as a German-speaking immigrant and went on to command one of the greatest newspaper empires ever seen, even when his sight failed and he could see none of what his journalists produced. Look… Continue reading Tips from the masters

In English literature lessons at school we learn about the ‘willing suspension of disbelief’ or the reader’s ability to go along with made-up writing. A similar thing happens when people read journalism and other forms of factual writing. No ,it’s not made up (or not very often) but the reader still needs confidence in order… Continue reading Style

How many words should you use? The short answer is fewer (not less!) than however many it was you just finished typing.  Cut, cut and cut again. Decide, when you have finished, to cut your writing by ten per cent whether or not you think it needs it. It does need it, and very few… Continue reading Fewer words