Edit This®, your source for all things writing and editing in Denton, TX, has made Top 3 for this year's Best of Denton County awards. But the journey isn't over yet! The voting stage started yesterday, and we need your help getting over the top. Here's how you can help (in 4 easy steps): 1. Click this BODC Specialty Services link. 2. Enter your name and email address. 3. Choose Edit This for Question #33 (Best Writing & Editing Service). 4. Click next and done a few times. I

Plenty of clients have asked me for advice over the years on how to start a blog for their small business. And those who did take that leap into the blogosphere have been going strong ever since. But one client did ask recently, "What happens if I stop blogging?" I can't blame him for asking. You've gotta stop blogging at some point, right? No. You don't have to stop blogging. I'm still convinced there are enough topics and quality prompts out there for any company in any ind

Welcome to another Edit This® grammar lesson. In today's blog, let's discuss the difference between Principal vs. Principle. Do you know when to use each one? Most of you might be saying, "Why, yes, I do!" But for others, it's not that easy – even for a veteran writer and editor. Principal and Principle are examples of homophones – words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings – and they trip more people up than you think. In today's post, I'll be going

Edit This®, your source for all things writing and editing related in Denton, TX, has made Top 3 for this year's Best of Denton County awards. But the journey isn't over yet! The voting stage started yesterday, and we need your help getting over the top. Edit This is in TWO categories: Best Writing & Editing Service and Best Blogger. Here's how you can help (in 4 easy steps): 1. Click this BODC Specialty Services link. 2. Enter your name and email address. 3. Choose Edit This

Welcome to another Edit This® grammar lesson. In today's blog, let's discuss the difference between Bail vs. Bale. Do you know when to use each one? Most of you might be saying, "Why, yes, I do!" But for others, it's not that easy – even for a veteran writer and editor like myself. For example, I was editing a few articles at the Denton Record-Chronicle when I came across this sentence: "I’d probably jump on hay bails because that was really hard for me to do when I was littl

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 lot of difficult questions about the future of their company. Many of you have likely already taken critical steps to keep yourself afloat until all of us get back to a sense of normalcy. And we all will get through this, by the way! Unfortunately, when it comes to the here and now, I don't have all the answers. All I can d

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 things to all people. But what surprises many of the clients I work with is that I still love being a high school sportswriter. Most people didn't even know that part of my life exists, but it's true. Before Edit This® and all the content writing gigs I do now, my first big break in the industry was as a sportswriter. And

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? Most of you might be saying, "Why, yes, I do!" But for others, it's not that easy. These are perfect examples of homophones – words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings – and they trip more people up than you think. But don't worry. We are here to clear up the confusion. Here is used to refer to the

Our weekly networking group went through an interactive exercise this morning, where each participant shared his or her personal and business goals for 2020. Naturally, we wrote each goal down, but speaking our intentions out loud kinda made it all the more official. I always have a list of personal and business goals a mile long – especially when it comes to my writing and editing company, Edit This®. But this year I've decided to hone in on my Top 4. Here are my Top 4 perso

It's time once again for an Edit This® grammar lesson. Today, we discuss the difference between Break and Brake. Do you know the difference between these homophones? First things first, you may be wondering what a homophone is. Simply put, these are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Read more of our grammar lessons about homophones here. In the meantime, let's dive in. Break means to pause from a particular activity or event. It can also ref

Edit This®, your source for all things writing and editing related in Denton, TX, is still in the running for this year's Best of Denton County awards. But (cliche alert) we're not out of the woods just yet! We have made the Top 3 in two categories: Best Writing & Editing Service and Best Blogger. Your votes from this point forward will go a long way in helping us get over the top. Here's how you can help (in 4 easy steps): 1. Click this BODC Specialty Services link 2. En