writing

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What Good (Ad) Writers Do

July 23, 2021 Rod Schwartz
Good writing makes us feel deeply. If you’ve ever loved a canine companion, these words will reduce you to a puddle. And you will feel richer for having read them. Because good writing touches our emotions. Good writing also paints pictures. And when good writing meets human speech—in storytelling or radio advertising— the pictures painted […]
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How to Write Good in Plain English

October 4, 2017 Rod Schwartz
Meet P.L.A.I.N. – short for the Plain Language and Information Network. Founded in the 1990s “…to promote the use of plain language for all government communications. We believe that using plain language will save federal agencies time and money and provide better service to the American public.” Wait a minute. Federal […]