britt – Miss Word

Pro tip for writing About pages

Posted on February 27, 2020

in Business writing, Web content, Writing tips

Remember how awkward you felt writing the About page of your website? Kind of like you get asked to describe your strengths in a job interview. Put on the spot. Big note-y. Slightly awkward and clichéd? While lots of people love talking about themselves; plenty more cringe...

Don’t read this… it’s too embarrassing

Posted on December 18, 2019

in Business writing, Editing, Writing tips

by britt

I’ve had more than one client confess to being nervous about working with me (or even sending me an email!) because they were worried about their writing and what I would think. "This draft is really embarrassing but I'm just sending it anyway...

How to write upside down

Posted on August 6, 2019

in Business writing

by britt

No, this is not a post about how to write while doing yoga. But if you train yourself - and others - to write like this, we might all have more time for yoga. The best business writing is logical and to the point, much like a...

The truth about editing

Posted on May 6, 2019

in Editing

by britt

It’s always easier to edit a document than start from scratch, right? Wrong. It’s often easier, yes. Starting words can be useful, but sometimes working from a draft can actually hold you back. Like most things, the trick is knowing when to hold ‘em, when...

Nobody said it was easy

Posted on October 6, 2018

in Business writing, Writing tips

by britt

We’ve all been there. You need to write a proposal/business plan/blog post but inspiration is nowhere to be found. (You know this because you've tried finding it via your inbox/Facebook/Twitter/fridge/coffee machine/one million other places.) Why is getting started sometimes the hardest part? When you write for a...

Two steps to perfect proofreading

Posted on June 12, 2018

in Editing

by britt

Seems like proofreading has become a bit of an old fashioned game. I can see people's eyes glaze over when I mention it, like they're preparing themselves for a lecture on apostrophes. Like it or not, spelling mistakes, bad grammar and sloppy punctuation are not a...