Let's have some fun with our final blog of 2016! Anyone who has paid attention over the years to our Facebook page for Edit This has...

I wrote in last week's blog that every writer needs an editor. That's not to say self-editing your work isn't important – self-edits are...

News Flash! Rookie writers aren't the only ones who need a good editor. Veteran writers make mistakes, too, becoming so invested in their...

I have a young journalist/friend who, before heading off to an interview, usually sits down with me to go over a list of questions he has...

I am not a website designer. I don’t build websites from scratch, and I couldn’t tell you the first thing about coding on the back end. I...

If you are going to put your name on anything as a writer, it better have a great beginning. Journalists call it the lede (that's how we...

I pitched a story idea a few years ago to my colleagues at the local newspaper about a great guy by the name of Jared McClure. Jared...

Crafting a standout resume is easier said than done. You could be a young person fresh out of college with only a few internships under...

There isn't a day that goes by that I'm not reminded of how blessed I am to be a husband and a parent. It's not the easiest job in the...

There I was rushing into the house like a bull in a china shop with this frantic look on my face. My beautiful wife looked right at me...

A fellow writer recently asked me if I thought getting things like blogs, feature articles, e-mails, and other intense projects done...

I wrote the majority of this blog while sitting in a waiting room before a big presentation. I used a notes application on my phone to do...

A buddy sent me a direct message on Twitter a while back letting me know about a small error in my article from that day’s newspaper. I...

Normally, I only need to worry about my own writing and whether or not I’m doing a good enough job of grabbing a reader’s attention. But...

For the first time in nearly 20 years, I was actually angry that I was "stuck" covering a high school game on a Tuesday night. Everyone...

In this day and age, it is imperative that you give your business a clear and authentic voice to communicate with new and existing...

I still remember standing in the hallway just outside my journalism professor’s office at the University of North Texas. He didn’t have a...