Has the five-paragraph essay, long a staple in school writing curricula, outlived its usefulness? The venerable writing tool has largely fallen out of favor among influential English/language arts ...

When a friend of mine – I’ll call her Carol – asked me to help with a job cover letter last weekend, I said sure, piece of cake. I write and edit for a living. How difficult could it be to fix a page ...

Writing a strong topic sentence that establishes the subject of the paragraph Using "echo words" -- i.e., consistent terms for the concepts throughout Applying transitions to link sentences logically ...

Once you’ve established yourself on LinkedIn, it won’t be long until you’re asked to write a recommendation — it’s inevitable. Some of us may even have a few requests sitting in our inbox right now.

Here is a common scene: A supervisor agrees to write your letter of recommendation with one condition—you draft it. Shocker. We, too, were surprised the first time this happened to us. We assumed ...

Writing about celebrities can be both fun and educational for students who want to improve their composition skills. Because famous figures are always in the news, there is never a shortage of fresh ...

As a business owner, you might not have much time to write a sales letter, yet it is an important part of a sales campaign. A sales letter does not have to take a long time to write because people don ...