Whether you work for a large publication or are self-employed, it may be challenging to balance all your professional and personal obligations, especially during the holidays. Learning how to “shut off” and appreciate what’s in front of you may seem...
When it comes to networking and keeping up with trends, it’s hard to compete with the annual meeting. Nearly every industry and specialty has one, and blogging is no exception. But with so many...
A few weeks ago, my hometown high school football team faced a minor controversy that was featured in the news. During an away game, they had allegedly trashed the locker room at the opposing...
For freelancers looking to grow their career, up isn’t the only direction to go. “Over is the new up!” said Joanne Cleaver (@jycleaver) during the ProfNet #ConnectChat “Making Lateral Moves as a Freelancer.” A freelance business journalist...
It’s National Blog Posting Month, so over the course of November, we are focusing on how to blog better and faster. Catch up on our other tips for bloggers on the Blogging section of...
Which is correct? To say that I write a blog post for Grammar Hammer each week or to say that I write a post for Grammar Hammer every week? “Every” is used to talk...
Having trouble thinking of your next blog post idea? We’ve come up with 27 places you can visit when the “idea well” runs dry.
Utilize our checklist to save time and possibly your blog by ensuring you do everything necessary for success, the first time around.
Here’s our latest grammar explainer. This edition covers the difference between shinny and shimmy.
Everyone has an interesting story waiting to be uncovered. The challenge is finding the best way to tell it so your audience listens.
Journalists and bloggers are using LinkedIn to supplement their stories. It appears their audiences are listening.
In public speaking, you are taught to watch your use of “disfluencies” – as in the crutch words where you um, like, and you know your way through the silence as your brain scrambles to...
Whether you’re a major news publication or blogger, you need to know how to tell an engaging story. More frequently, that means using video and other dynamic visuals. Drew Berkowitz, SVP of partnerships for...
Google’s algorithms can baffle the best of us. As any blogger or digital writer will attest, it seems that once we’re used to the latest changes, Google unleashes another batch upon us. Be it Panda, Penguin,...
There’s more to business writing than earnings and executive appointments. Beyond the sales figures and percentage points is the human element. How do business journalists take a dry business profile and transform it into an article...
If you were a child of the 70s and 80s, ABC’s animated series Schoolhouse Rock left an indelible mark. Many of us can trace a love for history, mathematics, science and – of course – grammar to the...
I’m of the age that one of the classes I took in high school was typing. Putting two spaces after the period at the end of a sentence was drilled into our heads as...
You spent hours laboring over an article or blog post. You did your research and fussed over sentences until they were just right. The only thing standing between you and your next assignment is...
A suggestion from a loyal reader inspired this week’s Grammar Hammer. Is everyday one word or two words (every day)? Both variations refer to an activity that occurs on a daily basis. As usual,...
Elicit and illicit might sound similar, but technically they are not homophones and their meanings are vastly different. The words are occasionally confused due to their similar pronunciation and spelling, which is why they are the focus...
