This month’s issue includes ways to make reading easier for your reader and a helpful PDF converter tool. Codex, gesso, quires: Cut Out Confusion I was reading a book recently and it started to annoy me. The author failed several times to define terms that were unknown to me, and I presume, unknown to many readers. For example: codex gesso quires If you know what all of those mean, then I suppose you can just stop reading right now. I enjoy learning new vocab while I'm reading books. But if I...

This month’s issue includes errors unique to healthcare content and helpful reminders about writing with numbers. Catching Errors Unique to Healthcare Content Every industry has terms specific to it, and it’s no different in health care* where I do much of my work. Below are some edits unique to healthcare content that I’ve made recently or that I see often. Misspellings: opthamology > ophthalmology tempterature > temperature cryoblation > cryoablation gynocology > gynecology Style...

This month’s issue includes seasonal examples of poetic license and a sustainable apparel source. Taking Poetic License in Writing Poetic license refers to straying from the conventional rules of language to create an effect when speaking or writing. And in today’s case, we’re talking about writing. In professional writing, we can take poetic license from time to time. It can be effective as a way of changing the mood of a phrase, creating humor, or breaking a grammar rule for the sake of a...