While running a writing community for the last three years many questions have come up regarding copyright. What is copyright? “The legal protection given to authors which protects them against unauthorized copying of their work.” All writers at one time or another have quoted something someone else has written. I see it all the time […]

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If you think proofreading equals editing, then you’re wrong! Editing is a lot more than just scrutinizing your manuscript for misspelled words or missing punctuation marks. As a whole: Edit only *after* you’ve written the *whole* piece. If you stop to edit after every paragraph or sentence, you will disrupt the flow of your thoughts. […]

Writing technical articles is a challenge. There you sit, surrounded by reams of research, notes and interviews. Where do you start? Remember 5th grade English? You start with an outline. Outlining has fallen on hard times lately. Mind mapping and brainstorming are much more fashionable. These techniques are great when generating ideas, but once you’ve […]