Tuesday, November 29, 2016
We've all heard the old adage “there's no such thing as bad publicity.” The rationale for this is that even if the portrayal of your brand or organization is negative, you're still getting your name out there. But let's be realistic. Nobody wants negative publicity. Even if it does mean getting your name out there, […]
                    
Sunday, November 27, 2016


USA TODAY


Wolff: Oops, tell-all 'Class Clowns' author did it again

USA TODAY

The peculiar problem of business writing is that most writers know little about business. Even if they study it, few writers are ever going to have the experience of making, or losing, big sums. For business people who think they can write, but for ...





Can you find where 26 commas are missing in this column?

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Once there was this columnist who had to write a column but he had a problem. He kept forgetting to use commas. He had already neglected to use two. Do you see where the two commas are missing in what he's written so far? To cheer himself up he went ...



Saturday, November 26, 2016


Herald Scotland


Travel: a Highland writers' retreat where guests learn to bring the outside in ... and onto the page

Herald Scotland

But then this wasn't just any business writing course, this was a Dark Angels production. Formed in 2004, Dark Angels was the brainchild of John Simmons, Stuart Delves and Jamie Jauncey, a trio of writers who were alarmed at the growing tendency to ...





The Albany Herald


BOB KORNEGAY: Hey, I'm only the messenger

The Albany Herald

Later, I get a call cussing me for a know-nothing fool who has no business writing about crappie fishing. I quote a noted fisheries biologist concerning the potential hazards of hot-weather catch-and-release practices. Soon after, I'm accused of coming ...



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