Guidance and resources to promote clarity, improve skills and avoid mistakes in written communication.
Let's be clear workshop
Inez Romanos's presentation slides for her Community Comms Collective workshop on writing with clarity (30 June 2017).
Plain English insights
Write Limited’s blog on plain English.
Plain English tips
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Use ordinary words—plain and precise alternatives for unnecessary long words
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Avoid wordy phrases—simpler alternatives for wordy phrases
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Commonly confused and mixed up words—words we commonly misuse and their meanings
Hemingway text editing app
An online writing and editing tool designed to help you polish your writing.
The most redundant words to delete from your writing
Advice on extraneous words from the Random House copy chief.
Writing for the web
Useful information on the whys and hows of writing user-friendly website content.
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