by Sebastian Castro | Jan 29, 2021 | Tips & Techniques Emails, Writing Skills
Whether you are a person who sends the occasional email or a full-time writing professional, correctly using commas can be challenging. Yet, misplaced, missing or overused commas can mess up an otherwise good piece of writing, so mastering the basics of correct comma...
by Sebastian Castro | Dec 21, 2020 | Tips & Techniques Emails, Writing Skills
Last month we discussed the rules regarding the uses of hyphens, that shortest of horizontal dashes (-) found on the key to the right of the zero on your computer keyboard. This month we will explain how the hyphen’s two cousins, the em dash and the en dash, are used....
by Sebastian Castro | Dec 2, 2020 | Tips & Techniques Emails, Writing Skills
Perhaps the most misunderstood punctuation mark is the lowly dash. For starters, there really is no such thing as a simple dash. There actually are two types of dashes, the em dash and the en dash. Then there is that short horizontal mark (-) found on the upper right...
by Sebastian Castro | Sep 25, 2020 | Tips & Techniques Emails, Writing Skills
Let’s start by taking a quick tour through two editorial worlds. We begin with a rule used to edit newswriting. Maybe you’ve heard of the ABC rule, as it applies to what is commonly known as news reporting. If you were an Associated Press reporter back in the heyday...
by Sebastian Castro | Jun 19, 2020 | Inspiration, Story, Tips & Techniques Emails
No matter if we write fiction or non-fiction, effective writing almost always includes the use of story. We learn through stories. We direct our entire lives inspired by stories that have profoundly influenced us. The story of Sanat Kumara and the 144,000. The...
