Word Tips

1 True Link Between Line Editing and Word Choice You Should Know

By Lee Barnathan / November 6, 2023
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In my last post, I highlighted several typers of editing one could use to improve their manuscript. Today, I’m delving into more detail about line editing. As I previously wrote, line editors focus on more creative uses of language and how the word choice affects how clearly the story is communicated. Is the language clear,…

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Website Ghostwriting: Emphasize Stories Over Facts

By Lee Barnathan / August 21, 2023
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One of my various ghostwriting services is telling the story of a company, product or service on its website. Too many company website product or service pages don’t tell the story of how the person reading the page will benefit from using that product or service. I have visited hundreds of small-business websites, and I’d…

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Word Tip: Shut or Close?

By Lee Barnathan / June 9, 2022
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Continuing with my desire to help people use the right words so they sound professional, credible, remarkable, and compelling to the people they want to serve, today I discuss whether to use the word shut or close. The idea came from seeing a post on a LinkedIn group I belong to: “I don’t know if this is…

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Word Tip: Lay or Lie?

By Lee Barnathan / June 8, 2022
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I like to say I help my clients use the right words to highlight what makes them remarkable and compelling to the people they want to serve. To do that requires knowing what the right words are. From time to time, I will publish posts that spotlight issues I see people having with word choice,…

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Word Tip: Is it One Word, Hyphenated, or Two Words?

By Lee Barnathan / June 7, 2022
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I like to say I help my clients use the right words to highlight what makes them remarkable and compelling to the people they want to serve. To do that requires knowing what the right words are. From time to time, I will publish posts that spotlight issues I see people having with word choice,…

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