K3A Marketing, Technical Writing

As a writer, I have often been chastised by other writers about my excessive use of commas. I always push back, unrelenting, unless forced to comply with an editor expounding (and pounding on their desks) examples in their favorite style guides. It’s mostly a personal preference of mine, but it comes out of my years of experience struggling for clarity. What is an Oxford comma? The Oxford comma, also known as the serial comma, is Read More …

This is an old one, but the rules of writing and grammar are (sort of) eternal; this applies today just as much as it did 15+ years ago… Proofreading your text for misspelled words and grammatical mistakes is essential. What about the punctuation, though? Despite being more subtle, these errors can equally hurt your credibility. I’m going to point out six common punctuation errors that you shouldn’t be making, and give you examples so you’re Read More …