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What is a writing voice?

December 16, 2019November 21, 2019 Lucy CrippsLeave a Comment on What is a writing voice?

A written voice is made of the words you use, the way you use them and the character they come together to create. Try this exercise to practice your written voice.

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Plan Your Writing

November 25, 2019November 21, 2019 Lucy CrippsLeave a Comment on Plan Your Writing

On my write your own website course, we use this template as a starting point for longer-form writing, say blogs, case studies and even newsletters,

Blog, Business/Formal Writing, Creative writing, Web Writing, Writing, Writing Resources

A poem

April 18, 2019April 11, 2019 Lucy Cripps1 Comment on A poem

So if you want words to really work hard
Online or offline
I’m in your back yard

Blog, Creative writing, Poetry

The before and after of edited writing

April 11, 2019April 11, 2019 Lucy CrippsLeave a Comment on The before and after of edited writing

Encouraging children to recraft and be brave enough to make big change

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Five reasons to use the passive voice

March 1, 2019March 27, 2019 Lucy Cripps2 Comments on Five reasons to use the passive voice

Six positives if you count annoying any English teacher who’s told you to only write in the active voice. Writing […]

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Breaking the passive habit

February 2, 2019March 27, 2019 Lucy Cripps1 Comment on Breaking the passive habit

There are five good reasons for using the passive, aside from those, using the active is by far the more preferable […]

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What does your font say about you?

March 29, 2017September 4, 2018 Lucy CrippsLeave a Comment on What does your font say about you?

I’ve just read this rather entertaining piece in the Guardian about Comic Sans, the eternally hated font, and it got […]

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When writing is your north, your south, your east, your west

February 9, 2014May 2, 2017 Lucy CrippsLeave a Comment on When writing is your north, your south, your east, your west

Recently I was asked why I write. For some reason it annoyed me! This is my slightly ranty response explaining […]

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Paper to digital: a year on (2013)

August 16, 2013May 2, 2017 Lucy Cripps1 Comment on Paper to digital: a year on (2013)

I’ve just got back from shopping for my son’s mountain of school things for the beginning of term. And one of those […]

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20 sentence patterns you can’t ignore

February 14, 2012May 1, 2017 Lucy CrippsLeave a Comment on 20 sentence patterns you can’t ignore

I’ve been working and researching sentences almost daily, now, for over a year. Yes I’m a word-nerd, but there you […]

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