I have been getting a lot of requests for online reading material on writing improvement. My answer is usually, "Just search 'writing skills at work' or 'how to improve work-related writing,' or a thousand other variations of those prompts." I also mention this blog, WORDS ON THE LINE, which has been recommending numerous helpful sources over the past 21 years. Here are three solid advice pieces, previously unmentioned on this blog:
- An Indeed article, "11 Ways to Improve Your Writing (with Examples)," offers the usual, but still valuable, tips on purposefulness, content development, formatting, voice, and other stylistic devices.
- "How to Improve Your Writing Skills at Work" by Etelka Lehoczky on the Forbes website goes a bit more off the beaten path. This brief primer proves a correlation between confidence and efficiency.
- The Articulate Marketing website suggests positive and proactive practices in "Concentration: 22 Ways to Help You Focus on Writing." It serves several off-beat tips to spark creativity and sharpen focus that just might work for you.
You can also browse WORDS ON THE LINE for topics such as the six-part series on writing confidence, an eight-part series on summarizing successfully, a seven-part series on reading for writers, and hundreds of other posts on writing best practices.
