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Find Long Sentences Instantly in Your Microsoft Word Docs

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Marcia Riefer Johnston

Try this easy macro to instantly find all your long sentences in a Microsoft Word document. You don’t have to know anything about macros or code. Continue reading →

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Tagged Concise sentences, Concise writing, Conciseness, Content, Editing, Long sentences, Macros, Microsoft Word, Sentence length, Short sentences, Tight sentences, Tight writing, Word count, Writing

Highlight Passive Voice (and Be-Verbs in General) Instantly in Your Microsoft Word Docs

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Marcia Riefer Johnston

Use this easy macro to highlight passive verb forms (and other be-verbs) instantly in a Microsoft Word document. You don’t have to know anything about macros or code. Continue reading →

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Tagged Be-verbs, Concise paragraphs, Concise sentences, Concise writing, Conciseness, Content, Editing, Tight sentences, Tight writing, Verbs, Writing

Organizing Hard So Information Is Why?

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Marcia Riefer Johnston
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Organization: the final frontier …

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Word Up!
Want to write more powerfully? You've come to the right book. Word Up!--an eclectic collection of essays, more inspiration guide than style guide--serves up tips and insights for anyone who wants to write with more umph.
Written by: Marcia Riefer Johnston
Published by: Northwest Brainstorms Publishing
Date published: April 27, 2013
ISBN: B00CYSB2IK
Available in Ebook Paperback
You Can Say That Again
A light look at how we fill our writing, our speech, and our thoughts with needlessly repetitive (okay, just repetitive) words. Includes a list of 750 redundant phrases we hear and use--say it ain't so!--every day.
Written by: Marcia Riefer Johnston
Published by: Northwest Brainstorms Publishing
Date published: April 6, 2015
ISBN: B00VSBRB0M
Available in Ebook Paperback
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