by Sherry | Sep 9, 2012 | Business Writing, Editing, WriteTips, Writing
Call me a cock-eyed optimist, but I believe anyone can be a better writer. Maybe you are not the next Hemingway, and there’s not a classic fish tale in your future. But you can learn to write about the one that got away in a clear and understandable manner, in a...
by Sherry | Nov 13, 2011 | Business Writing, Editing, On Writing, Writing
Plain language is the law. And it’s not a moment too soon. For years, I have been preaching clarity in writing to author clients and in business writing classes. Now, someone finally gets it, and that’s President Barack Obama. In 2010, President Obama...
by Sherry | Jul 15, 2009 | Editing, Writing, Yoga
Back around 200 B.C., a humble physician named Patanjali wrote the Yoga Sutra, a guide for living the right life. In this essential yogic text, Patanjali discusses the practice of ahimsa: harm no creature in thought or deed. After September 11, 2001, I wrote about...
