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Gen Z are looking to ditch the clichés and switch up how they portray experiences on social media. But spectacular places, people and adventures can…
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DO NOT attempt any piece of writing at work without using these 20 words
Mark Jones
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I fetched lattes and learned about possessives: how my uncompromising editor sent me to grammar school
Kerry Smith
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It was the hardest CV I'd ever had to write. It turned out to be the best
David Kean
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In the second part of our Writing From Anywhere series, we peep inside the sanctuaries of some of our favourite modern-day authors
Kerry Smith
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In the first on a new series on creating an in-house newsroom to craft impactful stories, we look at one of the key roles, essential to all publishing.
Kerry Smith
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Whatever you're writing, there’s always room to make it better. The way you do that? Through editing.
Kerry Smith
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An over-the-top press release about a luxury hotel gets us thinking about the language of excess
Mark Jones
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A strange collection of words from a museum boss gets us thinking about clarity in language – and why people sometimes choose to avoid it
Mark Jones
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The exclamation mark – or ‘screamer’ – is the most despised piece of punctuation in English. But it refuses to go away. Here's why '!' has had a new…
Mark Jones
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As the tyranny of the office crumbles, take inspiration from authors’ idiosyncratic ideas on the most productive places to work.
Kerry Smith
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This 36-year-old has just landed two important-sounding roles. Now he just has to find out what he actually does. It's a familiar feeling for more and…
Mark Jones
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