Fog Factor

As I have previously mentioned, I recently completed an edX Academic and Business Writing course with Berkeley ( here , here , here , here...

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Inspiration to write

In undertaking a MOOC recently on academic writing at Berkeley, I was asked by another student on the course how I got the inspiration to ...

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Have you heard of cubing?

As mentioned in previous posts ( here and here ), I have been taking the edX Academic and Business Writing course with Berkeley. In week ...

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Cutting the fat

Does the idea of editing text to trim the fat make you grind your teeth? Yep, it does me too. However, sometimes when we write we add in l...

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A Game of Twenty Questions

As mentioned in previous posts ( here , here and here ), I have been taking the edX Academic and Business Writing course with Berkeley....

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Marginalising Marginalia

As mentioned in a previous post ( here ), I have been taking the edX Academic and Business Writing course with Berkeley. In week three of ...

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Email: the King of Communication?

A few years ago, I had an aunt who was suffering from terminal cancer. I used to write to her every three weeks. While she was unable to ...

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