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Archive for the ‘Writing & Editing’ Category
The Bible Style Guide
Think Christian reported on English site Bite My Blog publishing the Bible Style Guide. Why does it matter to you, besides our contractual obligation to let you know of anything ...
Creating a Church Style Guide, Part 2
This is part two of an irregular and indefinite journey. Follow Associate Editor Joshua Cody as he works to get a style guide together for his church. Last time we talked, ...
Creating a Church Style Guide, Part 1
This is part one of an irregular and indefinite journey. Follow Associate Editor Joshua Cody as he works to get a style guide together for his church. There are probably plenty ...
Say it Succinctly
Yesterday at the WWDC 2008 Keynote address Steve Jobs unveiled a beefed up iPhone and a new suite of mobile applications. It seems like half the world was salivating for ...
Share the Gospel in 140 Characters or Less
When you talk about marketing it’s easy to focus on design. But writing matters. A lot. Here’s a chance to sharpen your writing skills. Brian Baute has thrown down the ...
How to Write Scannable Copy for the Web
I feel like I talk about how to write for the web all the time (and even wrote a long how-to back in August), but we could always use a ...
Help Wanted: Good Editors
I couldn’t help but give everyone a good solid example of how little mistakes become big ones. The Dallas News Religion Blog reported on a press release blunder for a ...
The Paradox of Copywriting
Church Relevance looks at the paradox of copywriting and explores the difficulty of writing good copy for churches. It should be short and sweet, but don’t be afraid to write ...
Writing for Busy People
After reading the Church Marketing Sucks guidelines for guest blogging, I came across this post from lead Firefox engineer, Ben Goodger. Ben writes: “It’s great when people make contributions ...
Starting a Church Style Guide
If you have any sort of background with words you understand the importance of a style guide. Is it Gospel or gospel? Are pronouns referring to God capitalized? Is it ...
I’m Ready to Something Remarkable With You
It looks like that New Year’s resolution to proofread everyting twice isn’t going so well. Here’s more proof. Earlier today marketing guru Seth Godin pointed to a young graduate looking for ...
The Importance of Punctuation
Signs at bus stops in North Miami Beach declared: Say ‘NO’ to Drugs from the NMB Police D.A.R.E Officers. See what happens when you don’t pay attention to grammar? A simple lack ...
I’m Sure She Had the Breast Intentions
Sometimes choosing the right word can be so important, as Dawn Eden points out in her aptly titled blog entry (which we’re so conveniently borrowing). Dawn points to a cringe-worthy ...
Sharpen Your Writing
Writing can be the overlooked component that makes a church newsletter the talk of the atrium or fodder for the recycling bin. Whether you’re writing a monthly letter to the ...
Common Writing Mistakes
If people aren’t reading your church newsletter, maybe it’s because it’s not worth reading. Shoddy writing can sink any communication. Literary guru Pat Holt offers 10 Mistakes Writers Don’t See, a ...
