AI may seem to have democratised writing, but the truth is it has industrialised mediocrity. Literature, after all, was never ...

F ads may come and go, but criticizing academics for their bad writing never goes out of style. With headlines such as “Why Academics Stink at Writing,” “Why Academics Revel in Bad Writing,” and “Why ...

If you’ve got a story to tell, tell the story. No need to dress it up in a tutu. Many moons ago, my late friend John Van Doorn strolled ‘round the newsroom flashing a $5 bill, promising it to whoever ...

For most of my editing career, I’ve worked in the lower rungs of the writing world, polishing the prose of inexperienced and, often, unskilled writers. I love it. Bad writing fascinates me. I obsess ...

When we think of essential business skills, delegation, time management, and networking are probably at the top of everyone’s list. However, a recent survey conducted by Harvard Business Review ...

We are living in the Golden Age of Bad Writing Instruction. Mind you, the teaching of writing has always been problematic in the K-12 world. If you are of a Certain Age (i.e. mine) you may have fond ...

Finally, I can provide my graduate students with an impassioned defense of unclear academic writing. I give my students readings on how to produce clear academic writing. I show them how to make ...