Writing

Editorial Negotiations

23 November 2014 An EE user once described her task that day as: "Editing my editor's edit. I'm sure it has a name, but I don't know what it is." "Editorial negotiations" is a good way to describe it. As researchers and writers, we write what we intend. We think it's clear. The editor disagrees and attempts a rewrite--and we're aghast ...

“I-disease"

23 February 2014 We’ve all been cautioned against it—this great sin against good writing. “I ..., I ..., I ... .” So what’s the alternative? The one we most commonly see is another sin in the writer’s Bible: the passive voice . . .