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How to Write a Sentence—Get the Infographic As a Poster

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Marcia Riefer Johnston
How to Write a Sentence

The “How to Write a Sentence” infographic is now a poster. Order yours today. Continue reading →

Tagged Editing, English, Infographic, Infographics, Plain English, Sentence, Sentences, Teaching writing, Writing, Writing in the classroom, Writing process

How to Write a Sentence [INFOGRAPHIC]

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Marcia Riefer Johnston
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How do you write a sentence that someone will want to read? This infographic spells it out.

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Tagged Editing, English, Infographic, Infographics, Plain English, Sentence, Sentences, Teaching writing, Writing, Writing in the classroom, Writing process

Tom Johnson Interviews Marcia at the Intelligent Content Conference

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Marcia Riefer Johnston

Blogger and technical communicator Tom Johnson interviews Marcia on the importance of writing skills in today’s techno-savvy world.

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Tagged Audience, Conciseness, Content strategy, Editing, Filler words, Grammar, Paragraphs, Sentences, Teaching writing, Technical communication, Technology, Verbs, Writing, Writing process

Maxwell Hoffmann Reviews Word Up! for the Society for Technical Communication

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Marcia Riefer Johnston
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Maxwell Hoffman: “Although I’ve written this review with technical communicators in mind, Word Up! is an ideal … guide for anyone who does any type of writing.”

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Tagged Conciseness, Editing, Grammar, Hyphens, Paragraphs, Sentences, Teaching writing, Technical communication, Translation, Writing

Video Interview: Marcia and Darin Hammond

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Marcia Riefer Johnston
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Today, writer, teacher, and blogger Darin Hammond, owner of the website Zipminis.com, interviewed Marcia about the power and pleasure of words.

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Tagged Editing, Google+, Grammar, Social media, Teaching writing, Technology, Writing, Writing process

Word Up! Goes to School (Part Two)

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Marcia Riefer Johnston
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Last Wednesday, I had the privilege of visiting Garret Romaine’s technical-editing class at Portland State University. We talked about the importance of writing skills in the workplace—a topic already familiar to these language-loving students, many of whom already have experience writing for local companies.

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Word Up! Goes to School

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Marcia Riefer Johnston
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This spring semester, Garret Romaine, who teaches an editing class at Portland State University, is bringing Word Up! into the classroom for the first time. Twenty advance reading copies arrived at the PSU bookstore today…

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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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