Words We Don't Use
by admin on September 13, 2011
Since I posted my first “Words to Avoid” list on my writing guide in August 2010, I have been getting occasional e-mails from readers and students protesting my decision to ban common and (what they thought were) very useful expressions, (…)
A Writer's Deadly Sins
by admin on September 1, 2011
Every now and then, I read a new article, column, or op-ed about the miserable state of writing among young adults. The authors of these pieces are usually college professors who feel that they had enough and must rant about (…)
Why I Started an Online Writing Guide in the First Place
by admin on August 25, 2011
When my father got a one year fellowship at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC, in 1991, my family relocated to a Maryland suburb for a year. Like every student entering the Montgomery County Public Schools system who had (…)
Welcome to WritingMaster
by admin on June 18, 2011
WritingMaster is a comprehensive academic writing guide for college students and other writers. Read more about what WritingMaster can do for you in the About section, then check out the different pages in the links above. This website is intended for the (…)