An Editor's Cup of Tea

Recently, my mother told me about a conversation she had with an author online. My mom had posted my business page in a Facebook group, and an author said that charging by the hour was probably holding my company back. Many people may feel similarly. Why charge by the hour when by-the-word pricing seems so […]

The Starting Point In July of this year (2024), I received a call from my alma mater, Weber State University. In this phone call, they informed me that I was to be the recipient of a $3000 award, due to my outstanding academic achievement while in school with them. This news was quite a surprise, […]

Except when it comes to newly developed slang, spelling has been standardized in the United States since 1806, when Noah Webster published his first dictionary. Words are supposed to be spelled a certain way so that everyone can read them and know what they mean. However, sometimes, companies will still sell misspelled items and make […]

While working to write business emails, many employees feel at a loss. Having never been taught the proper conventions, they flounder. I myself wrote some less-than-desirable emails in my time as an undergrad. Throughout my professional writing courses, however, I have picked up beneficial skills that have had an invaluable effect on the emails I […]