Grammar rules were put in place for a reason. After all, if we all were to willy-nilly put words on a page in whatever order, pattern, or spelling we felt li...

I have an announcement. Well, sort of. I'm writing my first book. The first draft is already complete, and I've been handing it over to family and a few clos...

Mother's Day is Sunday! If you're looking for something a little different than what you've given mom in the past, consider writing a special poem or love le...

As far back as I can remember, I was told that it's wrong to start a sentence with and or but. In fact, I was told don't start a sentence with any coordinati...

Every small business needs to jump on the social media bandwagon. And why? Well, not only does practically everyone use platforms like Facebook and Instagram...

Welcome to another Edit This® grammar lesson. It's our goal to provide practical tips and tricks to help you cut through the confusion when it comes to the E...

I'm happy to announce that Edit This®, your friendly neighborhood writing and editing service, is celebrating its 6th anniversary. That's right – our anniver...

As the weeks of sheltering in place roll on due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most small-business owners (essential and non-essential) are asking themselves a lo...

Welcome to another Edit This® grammar lesson. In today's blog post, let's discuss the difference between Than vs. Then. Do you know when to use each one? Mos...

Welcome to another Edit This® grammar lesson. In today's post, let's talk about something I see a lot of in written copy that references the COVID-19 pandemi...

Maybe it's the Grammar Nazi in me, but here's my heartfelt public service announcement for the week: don't forget to grammar check your PowerPoint presentati...

I get to write about so many things as your friendly, neighborhood writer and editor. From blogs to website copy, press releases, and more, I try to be all t...

It can be a daunting task for freelance writers to get noticed by potential clients. Sure, there is a lot of work out there to be had, but if the list of qua...

One of my favorite things to do when I need a little inspiration is to look up popular quotes about writing and being a writer. I scoured the internet and pu...

"Does my small business need a blog?" Yes, it does. In fact, every business needs a blog! Blogs are short, informal web articles (you're reading one now) tha...

Imagine that you're a young writer anxiously counting the minutes until your first interview for an upcoming feature article. This is your big break, and to ...

Welcome to another Edit This® grammar lesson. In today's blog post, let's discuss the difference between Here vs. Hear. Do you know when to use each one? Mos...

Freelance writers love to stay busy. It doesn't matter if we are writing a blog, magazine article, novel, website copy, or helping a client come up with the ...

We are less than a month into 2020, and all those New Year’s resolutions – especially the ones that have to do with the future of our small businesses – are ...

Our weekly networking group went through an interactive exercise this morning, where each participant shared his or her personal and business goals for 2020....