Industries best warranty

I recently had a client ask me about a phrase their company wanted to start using: Industries best warranty. The company wasn’t sure where to put an apostrophe, or for that matter, whether to use one at all. In this case, the warranty is regarding a single industry not multiple industries. “Industries” would refer to multiple… Continue reading Industries best warranty

Small business tip: Use GMail to boost productivity

Today’s writing post isn’t about writing, or it isn’t in the strictest sense. It’s about running a writing business, or more specifically, running my writing business. When I started my business full-time nearly a year ago, one of the things I learned quickly as client work started coming in was that I needed a way… Continue reading Small business tip: Use GMail to boost productivity

Why you should write in the present tense

Thanks to Rosemary Shannon-Snead for recommending this blog topic. If you have writing questions, please submit them to kim.siever@hotpepper.ca. One way to build engagement with your blog readers is to write in the present tense. There’s an immediacy to the present tense, and if you do it right, the readers can feel like they’re participating… Continue reading Why you should write in the present tense

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Use this simple trick to smash writer’s block

Use this simple trick to smash writer’s block

We homeschool 3 of our children (Grade 10, Grade 7, and Grade 3). It’s pretty rewarding, but it has its challenges sometimes. One challenge is that inevitably each of our children has struggled with writing. That can be discouraging for me, a writer, but I try to help them through it. They always seem to… Continue reading Use this simple trick to smash writer’s block

Me, Myself, and I

If I had to choose one grammar faux pas that is the most ubiquitous, mixing up me, myself, and I would be a strong contender. I’m not sure why English speakers mix up these 3 words so frequently, but I hope to set things straight. Here’s how to use them properly. I Use I when… Continue reading Me, Myself, and I

30 words and how to spell them in Canada

Canada is an interesting country. It’s a lot like the United States, but it’s not the United States. Even in language, Canadian English has similarities to American English, but still retains qualities of British English. I thought it would be interesting to post a list of words showing the differences between Canadian, American, and British… Continue reading 30 words and how to spell them in Canada

3 simple tips to remember whether to use “more” or just add “er”

If there is one thing about grammar that trips up a lot of people up, it’s how to use the comparative and superlative properly. In other words, how do I know when to use more/most and when to simply add -er/-est? Luckily, there is an easy, 3-part rule of thumb to remember: For 1-syllable words,… Continue reading 3 simple tips to remember whether to use “more” or just add “er”