PinnedJay VaananeninThe Writing CooperativeThe Tough Life of the Ampersand, Punctuation’s Used and Abused BeautyWhy ampersands matter and how to use them correctly·4 min read·Feb 12, 2024--27--27
PinnedJay VaananeninThe HavenWrite “Very” One More Time. One More Time, I Dare YouThis is a very common mistake that editors see very often. It makes for very weak and very verbose writing. Are you getting very irritated…·4 min read·Dec 31, 2023--80--80
PinnedJay VaananeninThe HavenDammit Writers, Why Can’t You Get This One Abbreviation Right?A raging rant coming through·3 min read·Jan 14, 2024--39--39
PinnedJay VaananeninBouncin’ and Behavin’ FuckeryI’m an Utter Failure. Useless. Utterly UselessHere’s how you can avoid my pathetic fate·4 min read·Jan 9, 2024--30--30
PinnedJay VaananeninSYNERGYSuck It Up Writer, Typos HappenThis is how you eliminate them·3 min read·Dec 29, 2023--20--20
Jay VaananenHow To Write Striking Scenes and Vivid Characters in Three Sentences or LessFour surefire ways to make a reader stick to your story·5 min read·2 days ago--12--12
Jay VaananenWhy a UK News Publisher Is Banning Its Journalists From Reading Press Releases…and how that’s just woop woop wonderful news·5 min read·3 days ago--4--4
Jay VaananenGuilty as Charged, I’m a Clap and DasherThis is how I got caught·4 min read·May 8, 2024--12--12
Jay VaananenThe Shamelessness Of The World’s Most Prestigious Management ConsultancyThe corporate values scam that reveals an ethical void·5 min read·May 3, 2024--16--16
Jay VaananenOh No. Not Another Bit of Writing About WritingYes, indeedy-doody. Try this exercise you’ve never heard of before to improve your writing·5 min read·Apr 29, 2024--14--14