If people aren’t reading your church newsletter, maybe it’s because it’s not worth reading. Shoddy writing can sink any communication.
Literary guru Pat Holt offers 10 Mistakes Writers Don’t See, a list geared for fiction writers but full of advice for the pen pusher behind church newsletters. The list covers repetition, adverbs, passive voice and commas, among other common mistakes.
snoble
October 5, 2004
Good writing suggestions. The one I always hate is its and it’s. Sometimes you even see the mistake in published documents!
brand1m
March 2, 2005
All good suggestions. They didn’t mention the prevalent misuse of the ellipsis. Everyone should know when to use their –’s and when to use their …’s.