New lensmasters often feel uncomfortable with their writing skills, and even the most experienced among us require assistance now and then with grammar, with spelling, or with getting started writing in the first place. Leave it to our expert lensmasters to provide the information we need. Here’s a list of lenses full of help with spelling and grammar, as well as several that provide resources to help us take our writing skills to the next level.
1. Fix Common Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation Mistakes
If you have to stop and think about which spelling to use for THEIR, THERE or THEY’RE; ITS vs IT’S; AFFECT vs. EFFECT; or YOUR vs. YOU’RE. this spelling tutorial can help. The most common misspelling of the century is probably Its vs. It’s. Here’s the quic…
2. The Care and Feeding of Apostrophes
I’m here today to talk to you about a terrible tragedy that’s sweeping our planet. It’s not the disappearance of your favorite brands from the store courtesy of those dastardly Brand Police, nor is it the scented kitty litter that makes your pet smell weir…
3. Common Punctuation Mistakes
I was just reading an online article that was well written, but it had several common punctuation mistakes. I’m a copy editor and see grammar errors and punctuation mistakes everywhere. It’s a curse, I tell you. I really enjoy reading articles for their co…
4. Write Good With Help From William Safire’s Fumblerules
Since times immemorial, way before I was cornated as a Giant Squid, folks was always trying to illicit my good writing secrets. Heck, what was I suppose to do? Hoard them like a greedy miser in my chester drawers? Anyways, I could care less about there get…
5. Best Books to Improve Your Writing
Writers run into problems. You’re a writer and you need an answer to a problem—Now! These are some of the best books you can read to improve your writing, answer specific writing questions and generally help you cope with the wide variety of ques…
6. 10 ways to fight writer’s block
I am no expert in creative writing, but I can definitely claim intimate knowledge about writer’s block. We go way back. Like, waaaaaay back. For example, I was really going to write this lens on a completely different subject. But then something happened….
Good content writing entertains, performs well in search engines, and provides helpful answers to those who need information. Content writing is an art, and as with all arts, practice makes perfect. If you want your content writing to be noticed and to be…
