Phraseology: Writing, Editing, and Publishing Services

Phraseology:
Writing, Editing, and Publishing

Overview

Clear, elegant, and persuasive documents

The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines "elegant" as "ingeniously simple and pleasing". What could be better for print or the Web? I am a specialist style and rhetoric. I can help you shape your ideas into clear, elegant, and persuasive documents. See Writing, Editing, and Publishing Services.

Lessons from the world's best English style course

These lessons are guaranteed to help factual writers improve the effectiveness (and elegance) of their prose. They are from the only coherent paradigm of English style that I've found. I teach Principles of Clear and Direct Style to professional writers in workshops or private settings.

Grammar with attitude

Creative writers and other language lovers will enjoy this grown-up grammar course. It's a pleasant refresher for those who have outgrown the school desk, but who can still use the drill. Learn to tell your gerund from your interrogative though practical narrative exercises. See Grammar for Language Lovers.

Low-cost newsletter and brochure makeovers

Too many newsletters and brochures look amateurish because they ignore basic principles of good design. Get the most from text, photographs, illustrations, colour, typography, and white space with a design makeover. Once we agree on a suitable redesign, you will receive a template for your publication. You will be able to reproduce your new design easily using MS Word or a low-end Windows and Mac publishing program. Ask me to quote on redesigning your publication, or learn to do it yourself in a Newsletter or Brochure Workshop. See Writing, Editing, and Publishing Services.

Creative collaborating: coaching and ghosting

A room of one's own is all very nice, but solitude is no substitute for the buzz you get from working with a creative partner. I'll be your coach, editor, and writing partner (all in the background). We can work together at any level and duration that remains comfortable and productive. We work face-to-face and we exchange documents and keep in touch by frequent fax and e-mail correspondence. Please Contact me.