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to Be a Better Writer

to Be a Better Worker

to Be a Better Human

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I’m obsessed with helping people. I’m not a doctor, therapist, convenience store clerk, park ranger, or general contractor, however – so I can’t help you with your foot fungus, daddy issues, lotto habit, insatiable botanical curiosity, or basement renovation. What I am is a writer, editor, and natural-born teacher with a tremendous work ethic and an innate desire to help the world be as lovely and humane a place as possible. So my blog is focused on sharing small lessons I’ve learned: small ways to be a better writer, a better worker, and a better human.

Change happens incrementally. Start small.                                                                                                                            

New blog posted weekly in either Small Ways, Red Pencil Scribbles, or Nice Thing o' the Week. To receive updates, find me on Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter.


July 05, 2017

Common comma errors (let's make them less common)

July 05, 2017/ Heather Reagan
Common comma errors (let's make them less common)

Just as others find value and interest in things I can't pretend to understand (e.g., golf, doomsday prophecies, gambling, manicures), I don't expect everyone to have time for the comma.

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July 05, 2017/ Heather Reagan/ Comment /Source
...to Be a Better Writer
#businesswriting, #WednesdayWisdom, #commas, #punctuation
June 14, 2017

Don’t just ask for an introduction. Get one.

June 14, 2017/ Heather Reagan
Don’t just ask for an introduction. Get one.

There are countless reasons you may be introducing yourself via a written missive, hoping to convince whomever you’re writing to that they should do you the honor of meeting you. How do you write an email that gets you that introduction?

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June 14, 2017/ Heather Reagan/ 1 Comment
...to Be a Better Writer
#businesswriting, #introductions, #We, #networking
June 07, 2017

Simple strategies for getting them to ignore you less

June 07, 2017/ Heather Reagan
Simple strategies for getting them to ignore you less

The need to incite action by others presents its own set of superfun challenges. And while I have no magic or utterly foolproof solutions, I do have a few strategies worth trying.

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...to Be a Better Worker, ...to Be a Better Writer
#businesswriting, #effectiveteaming, #gettingresults, #Wednesdaywisdom

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