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What advice can you give regarding paragraph length in a newsletter?
By Henry Ruddle on Aug 24, 2010 | In Writing/Editing FAQ, Style
--Nancy H.Nancy -- Newsletters should bear no resemblance whatsoever to research studies, five-paragraph essays, technical white papers or rambling personal letters. They should tell the reader who, what, why, etc. and then stop. Paragraphs of one se… more »
We would appreciate some bullet points to [help us make our employee newsletter more interesting]. Please don't tell us to run around to find out who had the latest baby or prostate surgery.
By Henry Ruddle on Jul 13, 2010 | In Writing/Editing FAQ, Content
--Carol MeduskyCarol -- It's great that you wrote prostate instead of prostrate. It's amazing how many professional journalists call that little gland by the wrong name. Call the Columbia Journalism Review! The routine human resources stuff you have… more »
Creative Writing
By Henry Ruddle on Sep 12, 2008 | In Writing/Editing, Style, Humor
A creative writing class at Oxford University in England was asked to write a concise essay containing the following elements:
ReligionRoyaltySexMystery.
The prizewinner finished with just one sentence: "My God," said the queen, "I'm pregnant. I won… more »
Should I split a four-page (or larger) article or print the whole thing in one issue of my 10-page newsletter?
By Henry Ruddle on Jan 8, 2007 | In Writing/Editing, FAQs, Content, Organization FAQ, Newsletters-Internal
--Frank Palmeri, The CDCE Review
Frank -- It all depends on how interesting the article will be for your audience. If everyone will get something out of it, why not print it all in one shot? However, if your audience has large blocks of read… more »
How do I get my writers to proofread their copy?
By Henry Ruddle on Dec 8, 2006 | In Writing/Editing, FAQs, Writing/Editing FAQ, Grammar, Newsletters-Internal, Newsletters-Marketing
-- Michelle McGowan, TSM Services
Michelle -- Sorry, playing the grammar cop is your job. However, the remainder of your question (not printed here) makes it sound as if you are in the unfortunate position of being a compiler instead of an editor. Ha… more »
