When our words are meaningful, what we say becomes invaluable.
Editing
The first draft is never where it should be. Before the fixes to grammar and typos, you’ll need a structural edit and a stylistic edit. That’s working on the organization of what’s said in your text and how you say it.
Writing
Writing is a skill that works best when it’s sharpened right down to a fine point. Practice revising. Here are some fine points on elements of style and challenges of writing from editors and writers.
Postings
Using our senses to explore craft in this mixed bag of STYLO© writings. Stuff from familiar places like inspiration, tellings, and creations. Whatever gets us to the writing board.
STYLO Editing
- Confirms your writing goals
- Verifies copy readability
- Reviews its cohesion
- Weighs your ideas
- Gives feedback on clarity
- Assesses tone and language
- Suggests corrections
Writers: Take Note
“We need a heroic writers’ movement: assertive, militant, pugnacious.”
Toni Morrison, Keynote Address, American Writers Congress, 1981
STYLO (steel-oh) is …
- a person’s swagger
- a growth on the eyelid
- a French word for pen
- an Italian word for fashion
Answer: 3
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