Editor's Note: This is a guest post from a fellow writer and friend, Mike Kirkpatrick. Mike owns WordMusers Copywriters and also helps us...

Of all the grammar mistakes we've highlighted on the Edit This® blog over the years, the one that consistently drives me nuts is when...

Welcome to another Edit This® grammar lesson. In today's blog post, we will discuss medal vs. meddle vs. mettle. vs. metal. Do you know...

Imagine that you're a freelance writer with a new writing business. You're eager to grow your client base, but you aren't quite sure...

You could stuff so many fun things inside a loved one's Christmas stocking this holiday season. Tickets to a football game, cheerful...

I have no grammar lessons today, no hype about my book (although you should really grab a copy), and no other writing- or editing-related...

I know what you're thinking: "Not another tutorial on pluralizing last names on holiday cards." Trust me; I understand – The constant...

If you've been following the Edit This® blog for the past few years, you've likely noticed I'm a big fan of blogging. I blog a lot –...

Not too long ago, a fellow writer thanked me for helping get her freelance writing business off the ground. Admittedly, all I'd done was...

Blogs are fun to write. And if you do them long enough for your business, you're bound to rack up quite a bit of quality content for your...

I remember the look on my wife's face. But what stuck with me more in that moment was what she said when I told her I was quitting my...

I'd imagine some writers prefer a traditional 9-5 work schedule. And there's certainly nothing wrong with that – it's consistent, we grew...

I've said many times that I hit the jackpot when I became a professional writer over 25 years ago. To me, it was never a job! And things...

This weekend marks two years since my book, Write Like You Mean It: Mastering Your Passion For The Written Word, was officially...

No matter how much you love to write, and regardless of your eagerness and passion to grow your writing business, you will occasionally...

Every writer wants to be perfect. Not only do we have the passion and drive to create, but we agonize over every word we type and whether...

It's been almost two years since my book, Write Like You Mean It: Mastering Your Passion For The Written Word, came out. Here is what...

In honor of Throwback Thursday, I thought I'd share a column I wrote eight years ago for the Denton Record-Chronicle. In the article, I...

Everyone always asks me which writing jobs keep me busy the most at Edit This®, and the answer is almost always blogs. I wrote 522 client...

I've said many times since my book, Write Like You Mean It: Mastering Your Passion for the Written Word, was released that I didn't write...