Welcome to WordPlay at Work, the blog of Christine Hollinger, owner of WordPlay. I’ve been a writer for nearly 20 years, working with corporations, nonprofits, professional firms, manufacturers, tech companies, start-ups — many businesses, many people. These articles talk about my experiences over the years and offer advice on how to put the power of writing to work for your business.
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- Did You Say “Dinosaur”? Or, Doing Business in a Way Customers Understand.
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- Jargon or Plain English? Weigh in.
- Make Your Writing Dollars Count
- Be Your Own Proofreader: 11 Errors to Avoid
- Writing the Book on Style
- Newsletters — Read or Dead? Part III
- Newsletters — Read or Dead? Part II
- Newsletters — Read or Dead? Part I
- Plain English or Just Plain?
- The Right Way to Write by Committee
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Christine:
Congrats on your new blog! Your first posts were very good—they ring true. Keep the good advice coming. Can you add an RSS feed so I can keep in touch with your upcoming posts?
I couldn’t agree more. Congrats on this very useful blog for all of us who would like to be better writers.