WORDS from the past, present and future
In the spirit of Christmas and admittedly a tenuous link to the famous Charles Dickens novel “A Christmas Carol,” my Christmas blog is...
Don't Scare Your Customers Away by Making Basic Grammatical Mistakes
If you are like me, you enjoy reading articles and books that are written with interesting subjects and the grammar is correct. There is...
Hints and Tips for Blog Writing
Blogging is one of the most valuable tools for businesses to engage with customers or prospects. It allows you not only to connect with...
Why I Started Jo Swift Proofreading Services
In 2014, I started Jo Swift Proofreading Services after years of thinking about self-employment. I was so happy to stop thinking about it...
Should we all love the Grammar Vigilante?
(Image Credit: BBC News) You may have seen the story in the news recently about the “Grammar Vigilante.” It was the story of a man who,...
Why is the English language one of the most difficult to master?
The English language, as we know it today, has its origins in many different languages, such as Latin, French, German and Dutch. Its wide...
7 Iconic Children’s Authors: Celebrating Children’s Book Week 2016
Children get lost in books, their imaginations able to run wild and create worlds that combine fantasy with reality along a spectrum...
Resourcing for Content Quality Assurance
For businesses, the production of written materials is a year-round activity. Branded materials, printed collateral, web pages, internal...
Plagiarism and the (Dire) Consequences!
It’s NOT your work. You can read it, reference it, you can even directly quote passages from it, you can even share the original and its...
Content Writers: Don't Make Mistakes!
If you own a computer or laptop and you have internet connection, then you are able to write a blog post. Beginning a post is simple and...
