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The Short Story Writing Course by Anita Saran offers an in-depth understanding of the craft of Short Story Writing and guidance and professional feedback to creative writers.

About the course instructor

Anita Saran is the published author of the short story, ‘City of Victory’ broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004; a collection of short stories – ‘Dolphin Girl and Other Stories’ published by Har Anand in 1997, ‘Aditya, the Underwater Boy’ — a novella which won an award in the Nehru Children’s Book Trust national competition, and was published by them in 1996; her first novel, the funny fantasy ‘Circe’, published as an e-book in 2001 by Electric Umbrella, and which will be published again as e-book as well as paperback by Mojocastle Press. Her short story, ‘The Enlightened Robot’, appears in the online literary journal, Cezanne’s Carrot. Her audio short story ‘Panic ‘is available for download from Sniplits.com Many of her stories, poems and articles have been published in the leading newspapers of Karnataka.

List of Chapters/Sections in this course

Lesson 1 – Beginnings and Endings – How to Begin and end your story
Lesson 2 – Foreshadowing and Tension
Lesson 3 – Conflict
Lesson 4 – Sound
Lesson 5 – Dialogue
Lesson 6 – Point of View
Lesson 7 – Characterisation
Lesson 8 – Analysis
Lesson 9 – Common Faults

The Writing for the Web Workshop is on 11th Sept at 11am. This will be a 2 hour workshop where the trainer will present and there will be some interactive segments as well as time for Q&A.

The workshop will be online using an audio-video-chat enabled software to which we will send all registered participants a link. You only need to make sure  that your  mike and speakers/audio are working fine.

Outline

Learn how to organize and document several years of your research work into a PhD Thesis. This guide will guide you with tips on how to get started, how to compile and document several years of work and how to continue and successfully finish your thesis within the stipulated time .

The guide also discusses styling and formatting of text, managing figures and references and helps resolve common problems faced by PhD students while writing their thesis. With the guidance and tips provided in this guide and with assistance from the supervisor you should be able overcome the challenges to produce a customized PhD thesis.

About the Author

Chandrima Pal is a research scientist in the field of Chemistry/Biophysics and is presently living in Germany. She has published a number of scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals. Scientific documentation is another area of her expertise as she believes that a good research is applauded only when it is properly expressed.

List of Chapters in this guide

Chapter 1: What is a doctoral research thesis?
Chapter 2: When to start writing a PhD thesis?
Chapter 3: Different types of the theses
Chapter 4: Different structures of the theses
Chapter 5: Aims and objectives of writing a thesis
Chapter 6: Preparatory works
Chapter 7: Getting started with writing a thesis
Chapter 8: The process of writing
Chapter 9: Revision, Editing and proofreading
Chapter 10: Send for correction
Chapter 11: Rewriting parts of the thesis
Chapter 12: Final checks (pre submission check list)
Chapter 13: Submission and post submission formalities
Chapter 14: Preparing for thesis defense
Chapter 15: Relevant questionnaire for self assessment
Chapter 16: Further reading

Learn to write sparkling copy that makes history in this Advertising Copywriting guide by award-winning Anita Saran. You’ll learn how to get ideas, what makes an ad persuade and motivate, how to write headlines that grab attention and body copy that never bores.

Outline

Learn to write sparkling copy that makes history. You’ll learn how to get ideas, what makes an ad persuade and motivate, how to write headlines that grab attention and body copy that never bores.

About the Author

The David Ogilvy Award winner, Anita Saran, has had 28 years in the business in agencies like Ogilvy & Mather where she spent 11 years.  She has worked on high-profile accounts like British Airways, Unilever, Lakme, Welcomgroup, Seagrams, Monster.com, Asian Paints, American Express, ING Vysya, IBM, McDowells, and more.

List of Chapters/Sections in this guide

Chapter 1: What it Takes to be a Good Copywriter
Chapter 2: Ideas
Chapter 3: Corporate/Institutional Advertising
Chapter 4a: Headlines and Brand Names
Chapter 4b: More on Headlines
Chapter 5: Body Copy
Chapter 6: Body Copy- The Finer Points
Chapter 7: Evaluating Creative
Chapter 8: Evaluating a Brief

Learn all about writing headlines that grab attention and lead you on to read the rest of the ad in this guide by award winning copywriter Anita Saran. Learn about the various kinds of headlines and how to write them; what are the important things to consider when writing them; how and why Brand names can inspire headlines and of guide, ideas.

Outline

Learn all about writing headlines that grab attention and lead you on to read the rest of the ad. Learn about the various kinds of headlines and how to write them; what are the important things to consider when writing them; how and why Brand names can inspire headlines and of guide, ideas.

About the Author

The David Ogilvy Award winner, Anita Saran, has had 28 years in the business in agencies like Ogilvy & Mather where she spent 11 years. She has worked on high-profile accounts like British Airways, Unilever, Lakme, Welcomgroup, Seagrams, Monster.com, Asian Paints, American Express, ING Vysya, IBM, McDowells, and more.

List of Chapters/Sections in this guide

Chapter 1: Headlines and Brand Names
Chapter 2: More on Headlines

The Basics of Instructional Design Guide will introduce learners to Instructional Design (ID). This guide will familiarize them with ID terms and popular Instructional Design theories, enabling them to create instructionally-sound training. The target audience for this guide are content writers, aspiring Instructional Designers, and individuals with an interest in writing engaging content.   By Anuradha Sinha

“Do you find it difficult to hold the attention span of an audience for long?

Engaging your target audience and providing result-oriented training require proper analysis of the content; the learner’s learning style, and the expected performance. The learning needs to be not only engaging but also extremely effective. Instructional design enables us to deliver such learning. This guide will introduce learners to Instructional Design (ID). It will familiarize them with ID terms and popular ID theories, enabling them to create instructionally-sound training.

The guide also discusses the Instructional Design process in perspective of organizational trainings with description of each product in the process. The ID guide is practice-oriented as it offers scenario-based practice questions and assessments as well as detailed feedback and interaction with the instructor.

About the Author

Anuradha Sinha is a successful writing professional with rich experience in instructional design/content development and web content creation. She is a die-hard dreamer, thrives on optimism and hopes to make a difference in the world.

List of Modules/Chapters in This Guide

Mod 1: Getting started

Chapter 1: About the Guide
Chapter 2: What is Instructional Design?
Chapter 3: Instructional Design and e-Learning

Mod 2: Understanding the Instructional Design Process

Chapter 1: Instructional Design Process: An Overview
Chapter 2: Analysis Phase
Chapter 3: Learning Solution Design

Mod 3: Instructional Design Theories and Models

Chapter 1: Basic Learning Theories
Chapter 2: Malcolm Knowles’ Adult Learning Theory
Chapter 3: John Keller’s ARCS Model
Chapter 4: Robert Gagne’s Events of Instruction
Chapter 5: Dick & Carey Model

Mod 4: Creating the High-level Design

Chapter 1: Elements of a High Level Design
Chapter 2: Course Outline
Chapter 3: Learning Objectives

Mod 5: Creating the Storyboard

Chapter 1: Elements of a Storyboard
Chapter 2: Creating Assessments

Mod 6: Writing the Content

Chapter 1: Content Types
Chapter 2: Content Writing Guidelines

Learn all about how to write blogs, how to network with blogging community and about writing for your audience. Know how to determine the focus and purpose of your blog. Also, obtain tips on marketing and promotion and how to ensure visibility and readership for your blogs.

Outline

Learn all about how to write blogs, how to network with blogging community and about writing for your audience. Know how to determine the focus and purpose of your blog. Also, obtain tips on marketing and promotion and how to ensure visibility and readership for your blogs.

About the Author

Ms. Nimmer has been teaching non-native English speakers for over 5 years.  She holds a MA degree in English as a Second Language, and specializes in writing skills.  She has been teaching Kindergarten through University in Brazil, Taiwan and the US.

List of Chapters/Sections in This Guide

Chapter 1: How to write a blog
Chapter 2: Narrowing the focus
Chapter 3: Finding your audience
Chapter 4: Mechanics of writing

Learn the basics of News writing in this guide by experienced journalist and senior editor at The Hindustan Times – Sorab Ghaswalla. Know all about news gathering and writing news reports with the help of examples. This is a beginner’s guide and provides tips and insights for writing news reports and feature stories.

Outline

Learn the basics of News writing. Know all about news gathering and writing news reports with the help of examples. This guide is a beginner’s guide and provides tips and insights for writing news reports and feature stories.

About the Author

With over 22 years of journalistic experience, Mr. Sorab Ghaswalla brings with him immense knowledge and expertise in this field. He has worked with some of India’s leading publications and News channels and has held a variety of portfolios from Reporter to Political Special correspondent to Chief of Bureau to Editor. At present, he is a senior editor with the Mumbai edition of The Hindustan Times.

A Statement of Purpose or the admission essay is an expression of an aspiring student’s career objectives. It also summarizes his/her abilities, strengths, educational background and work experience.

Outline

This guide enables students to write and present an impressive Statement of Purpose, the admission essay that is the key to entry to their dream business school or university.

The guide also offers tips and examples on presentation and key points of a well written SOP.

About the Author

Mariam Noronha is a lecturer with over six years of teaching experience. She has taught a wide range of Management related subjects and has authored and presented papers at national and international seminars and conferences. An avid reader, researcher and writer; she has authored numerous articles in the copy writing, fiction, web writing and travel writing genre. Adept at calligraphy, one stroke painting, paper quilting and crochet, Mariam believes hobbies are essential for an individual’s development.

List of Chapters in This Guide

Module 1: How to Write a Statement of Purpose

This guide provides guidelines and professional tips for those interested in getting their research articles published in the field of Commerce and Management.

Outline

This is a quick guide that helps students, teachers and researchers write a research article in any subject in the field of commerce and management.

The guide provides tips and insights that provide a professional touch and help create an article which is ready for publication.

About the Author

Mariam Noronha is a lecturer with over six years of teaching experience. She has taught a wide range of Management related subjects and has authored and presented papers at national and international seminars and conferences. An avid reader, researcher and writer; she has authored numerous articles in the copy writing, fiction, web writing and travel writing genre. Adept at calligraphy, one stroke painting, paper quilting and crochet, Mariam believes hobbies are essential for an individual’s development.

List of Chapters in This Guide

Chapter 1: Features of a good research article
Chapter 2: Sample illustrating the features, presentation and arrangement of research articles

Case studies are an inherent part of a good learning process. Writing case studies is a skill that most teachers, researchers and students use for the purpose of teaching and learning. This course aims to help students and researchers develop and write case studies that are ready to be published.

Outline

This guide is a comprehensive guide that will help students and researchers to develop and write case studies that are ready to be published.

The guide provides information on how to prepare and organize a case study and how to enhance a case study with adequate information, and effective presentation.

About the Author

Mariam Noronha is a lecturer with over six years of teaching experience. She has taught a wide range of Management related subjects and has authored and presented papers at national and international seminars and conferences. An avid reader, researcher and writer; she has authored numerous articles in the copy writing, fiction, web writing and travel writing genre. Adept at calligraphy, one stroke painting, paper quilting and crochet, Mariam believes hobbies are essential for an individual’s development.

List of Chapters in This Guide

Chapter 1 – Preparing to write a case:
Chapter 2 – Outline of a case study
Chapter 3 – Organizing your case study
Chapter 4 – Tips for case study writing

This guide on report writing aims to unfold the generic ingredients that make for an effective report – in terms of presentation, style, insight and holistic approach. Students and researchers in the field of commerce will find this guide of interest.

Outline

This guide enables you to write and present research reports in a professional and organized manner.

The guide also offers tips on cover page design and contents, research design, data analysis and interpretation and how to enhance the report with pictures, graphs, interviews, news report.

About the Author

Mariam Noronha is a lecturer with over six years of teaching experience. She has taught a wide range of Management related subjects and has authored and presented papers at national and international seminars and conferences. An avid reader, researcher and writer; she has authored numerous articles in the copy writing, fiction, web writing and travel writing genre. Adept at calligraphy, one stroke painting, paper quilting and crochet, Mariam believes hobbies are essential for an individual’s development.

List of Chapters in This Guide

Chapter 1: An introduction to report writing with a difference
Chapter 2: Beginning the Report
Chapter 3: Body of the Report
Chapter 4: Other Important Parts of the Report

Outline

This guide aims to unfold the generic ingredients that make for an effective review – in terms of presentation, style, insight and holistic approach.

Who Should Buy This Guide?

Students and practitioners from academics, industry and media, Aspiring journalists and critics and anyone with a keen interest in reading and writing.

About the Author

A cost accountant by qualification, Sudhir Raikar brings with him over 17 years of experience in writing including journalistic reports & stories, book and film reviews, analytical writing, critical appreciation, marketing communication, translations and business writing for leading media houses and corporates. His passion is fit-for-purpose writing that strikes resonance with the target readership without diluting the conviction of the message.

List of Chapters/Sections in This Guide

Chapter 1: Before we begin
Chapter 2: Heart of the matter
Chapter 3: Art of the matter
Chapter 4: Journey of dead-ends
Chapter 5: In a nutshell

This guide by Sanjay Gupta gets into the nitty-gritty of writing a press release. From introducing the learners to the purpose and format of a release to taking them through the devices used to make it more useful and interesting to the media, the guide aims to teach them the basic principles of crafting a well-written press release.

Outline

Those who work in the media know the role that a press release plays in communicating messages from corporate clients or other organizations to members of the press – be it print, electronic or online.

However, more often than not, most journalists consider the constant flood of releases in their inboxes as an incessant source of annoyance – and many even consign them to the recycle bins without so much as looking at them. On the other hand, PR professionals toil on putting together a communiqué that they believe must be carried by all the press in the world! And then, there’s the client breathing down their neck, changing a word here or there, or asking for more options to be given for his or her quotes.

The fact of the matter is that different people view the press release differently, giving it weight as per their individual needs and the situation on hand. That does not mean, however, that how the release is written can be ignored – far from it. Quite often, if there’s a catchy headline at the top or some significant statistic in the intro or some other cleverly and concisely presented piece of information, there is relatively much higher chance of the release being carried or followed up by the concerned journalists.

To cut a long release short, there’s a method to the madness about press releases. Just as there’s an art and scientific approach to writing a good feature article or ad slogan, so it is with writing a press release – one that gets looked at and, often, given sufficient space in the media.

This guide gets into the nitty-gritty of writing a press release. From introducing the learners to the purpose and format of a release to taking them through the devices used to make it more useful and interesting to the media, the guide aims to teach them the basic principles of crafting a well-written press release.

About the Author

Sanjay Gupta is a Delhi-based freelance writer and editor who has worked for some of the leading media and PR companies in India, including The Times of India Group, Cyber Media, 20:20 Media and Jasubhai Digital Media. With an overall work experience of 12 years, Sanjay has dealt with a deluge of press releases and written tons of contributed columns, case studies, and speeches for top-of-the-line corporate clients across several industries.

List of Chapters/Sections in This Guide

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Purpose of a Press Release
Chapter 3: The Target Audience
Chapter 4: Who Writes Releases and How are they Issued?
Chapter 5: Components and Formatting of a Press Release
Chapter 6: Writing Style and Tone
Chapter 7: Other Tips for Making the Release Effective

This guide by Sanjay Gupta aims to equip you with an arsenal of practical tools that you can use to bring in an element of humor into your writing – be it an out-and-out humor piece, a nonfiction book, a blog or even an office memo!

While writing a humor piece or imparting a touch of humor to an otherwise drab article is no cakewalk, it’s not exactly impossible to raise the dough in a write-up and lead the reader on to a gleeful roller coaster. Only, you knead to know how to pat the cake!

Just like it is for any type of creative writing, no humor-writing guide – however comprehensive or didactic – can prove to be a silver bullet for the aspirant. But, having said that, there are ‘tricks of the trade’ that are employed to create humor in writing as well. Tricks or devices that can be learned, internalized and put into practice in your writing.

This guide aims to equip you with an arsenal of practical tools that you can use to bring in an element of humor into your writing – be it an out-and-out humor piece, a nonfiction book, a blog or even an office memo! How the guide aims to achieve this is by taking you through the writing of some of the best humor writers (such as Erma Bombeck, Jerome K Jerome, P.G. Wodehouse, Douglas Adams, Dave Barry and many more). By giving samples of their writing and analyzing the devices they have used in creating humor, the course will teach you how you, too, can use the same tools to make your readers roll with laughter or appreciate the wit your write-up contains.

About the Author

Sanjay Gupta is a 36-year-old freelance writer and editor who thinks he has a sense (and sometimes nuisance!) of humor. Like many celebrated authors whose biographical sketches given in their books always fascinated him for no apparent reason, he tried to divide his time between two cities, Delhi and Mumbai, but couldn’t (wrong city-combination, perhaps?). Because he wasn’t celebrated enough in India’s tinsel town, Sanjay returned to the city of djinns (Delhi), where he now lives with his wife and daughter. He doesn’t have any cats or dogs.

List of Chapters/Sections in This Guide

Chapter 1: Shared everyday experiences
Chapter 2: Lampooning, parodying or mocking
Chapter 3: Comic characterization
Chapter 4: Playing upon words: Pun-fun
Chapter 5: Using exaggeration
Chapter 6: The unexpected, unusual, or uncanny

This guide enables you to learn about travel writing and the skills required to draw the right audience. The course also offers tips on vocabulary, the importance of research and the use of the right words that make places come alive.

Outline

This guide enables you to learn about travel writing and the skills required to draw the right audience. The guide also offers tips on vocabulary, the importance of research and the use of the right words that make places come alive.

About the Author

Mariam Noronha is a lecturer with over six years of teaching experience.  She has taught a wide range of Management related subjects and has authored and presented papers at national and international seminars and conferences.  An avid reader, researcher and writer, she has authored numerous articles in the fiction, web writing and travel writing genre.

List of Chapters/Sections in This Guide

Chapter 1: How To Package A Destination In A Travel Article Guide

Learn what medical writing is all about in this Medical Writing Guide by Dr. Natasha Das. Read about the different kinds of medical writing and the diverse career choices for medical writers. Know what qualifications and skills you require to be a medical writer and what training is available. Also, obtain tips on getting your first employment and your first freelance project as a medical writer based in India.

Outline

Learn what medical writing is all about. Read about the different kinds of medical writing and the diverse career choices for medical writers. Know what qualifications and skills you require to be a medical writer and what training is available. Also, obtain tips on getting your first employment and your first freelance project as a medical writer based in India.

About the Author

Natasha Das is a physician who moved into active medical writing in 1997. Today, she has her own team of medical writers who work on several domestic and global projects. Her team has highly skilled doctors as well as graduates from other life science streams working together to deliver quality customized content to clients.

List of Chapters/Sections in This Guide

Chapter 1: Medical Writing: Understanding the basics
Chapter 2: Becoming a Medical writer in India
Answers to Chapter 1
Answers to Chapter 2

Get an unbiased, critical analysis of your writing using this unique resource from Chillibreeze. Get help from our expert panel on your writing – detailed analysis on your style of writing, language and content.

Get an unbiased, critical analysis of your writing using this unique resource from Chillibreeze. Get help from our expert panel on your writing – detailed analysis on your style of writing, language and content.

Get an unbiased, critical analysis of your writing using this unique resource from Chillibreeze. Get help from our expert panel on your writing – detailed analysis on your style of writing, language and content.

This test evaluates your skills in the nitty-gritty of writing a press release. Get feedback from the evaluator and learn the basic principles of crafting a well-written press release.

About the Test Developer

Sanjay Gupta is a Delhi-based freelance writer and editor who has worked for some of the leading media and PR companies in India, including The Times of India Group, Cyber Media, 20:20 Media and Jasubhai Digital Media. With an overall work experience of 12 years, Sanjay has dealt with a deluge of press releases and written tons of contributed columns, case studies, and speeches for top-of-the-line corporate clients across several industries.

Test how humorous your writing is in this unique test by Sanjay Gupta. It will help you gauge your ability to be funny. The accompanying course aims to equip you with an arsenal of practical tools that you can use to bring in an element of humor into your writing – be it an out-and-out humor piece, a nonfiction book, a blog or even an office memo!

About the Test Developer

Sanjay Gupta is a 36-year-old freelance writer and editor who thinks he has a sense (and sometimes nuisance!) of humor. Like many celebrated authors whose biographical sketches given in their books always fascinated him for no apparent reason, he tried to divide his time between two cities, Delhi and Mumbai, but couldn’t (wrong city-combination, perhaps?). Because he wasn’t celebrated enough in India’s tinsel town, Sanjay returned to the city of djinns (Delhi), where he now lives with his wife and daughter. He doesn’t have any cats or dogs.

Test your ability to write attention grabbing headlines. Learn about the various kinds of headlines and how to write them; what are the important things to consider when writing them; how and why Brand names can inspire headlines and of course, ideas.

About the Test Developer

The David Ogilvy Award winner, Anita Saran, has had 28 years in the business in agencies like Ogilvy & Mather where she spent 11 years. She has worked on high-profile accounts like British Airways, Unilever, Lakme, Welcomgroup, Seagrams, Monster.com, Asian Paints, American Express, ING Vysya, IBM, McDowells, and more. Anita’s first novel Circe has been released as e-book and will soon be in print too.

This test on review writing will allow you test your ability to write an effective review – in terms of presentation, style, insight and holistic approach. Students and practitioners from academics, industry and media, aspiring journalists and critics and anyone with a keen interest in reading and writing will find this test of interest.

About the Test Developer

A cost accountant by qualification, Sudhir Raikar brings with him over 17 years of experience in writing including journalistic reports & stories, book and film reviews, analytical writing, critical appreciation, marketing communication, translations  and business writing for leading media houses and corporates. His passion is fit-for-purpose writing that strikes resonance with the target readership without diluting the conviction of the message.

Test your ability to write a really captivating short story. Learn how to begin a short story, the different techniques to use such as intrigue and drama, how to plot it, and how to end it in a credible manner which echoes the beginning and so completes it in a satisfying way.

About the Test Developer

Anita Saran is the published author of the short story, ‘City of Victory’ broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004; a collection of short stories – ‘Dolphin Girl and Other Stories’ published by Har Anand in 1997, ‘Aditya, the Underwater Boy’ — a novella which won an award in the Nehru Children’s Book Trust national competition, and was published by them in 1996; the funny fantasy novel ‘Circe’, published as an e-book in 2001 by Electric Umbrella, And which will be published again as e-book as well as paperback by Mojocastle Press.‘The Enlightened Robot’, a short story in the online literary journal, Cezanne’s Carrot, and many stories, poems and articles published in the leading newspapers of Karnataka.

Test your ability to write sparkling copy that makes history in this Advertising Copywriting test by award-winning Anita Saran. In the accompanying guide, you’ll learn how to get ideas, what makes an ad persuade and motivate, how to write headlines that grab attention and body copy that never bores.

About the Test Developer

The David Ogilvy Award winner, Anita Saran, has had 28 years in the business in agencies like Ogilvy & Mather where she spent 11 years. She has worked on high-profile accounts like British Airways, Unilever, Lakme, Welcomgroup, Seagrams, Monster.com, Asian Paints, American Express, ING Vysya, IBM, McDowells, and more. Anita’s first novel Circe has been released as e-book and will soon be in print too.

About the Assessment

Does the regular course of your work involve a lot of written communication – emails or letters, perhaps? Memos? Project reports? Do you have to correspond with a global client base? Do you often wish you could get your point across effectively to a larger audience? This is your chance to get your written communication skills validated.

About the Assessment

Interested in online research and writing as a career? Our online secondary research skills test will evaluate your skill at researching topics on the internet and presenting them in a coherent fashion.

About the Assessment

Interested in Web content writing as a career? Most people believe anyone can write for the web. All it takes is good research skills and a computer, right? A little knowledge of Search Engine Optimization perhaps? We don’t think so. To be a good web content writer, you must be a good writer as well. Of course, you don’t need years of training to write well for the web. A certain amount of talent combined with the right skills can ensure success in web content writing.

Do you have what it takes to be a Reporter or a Journalist? Did you gain the requisite skills in the Journalism course you took? A convenient and quick way to check if you’re equipped for a career in the field is to take this specially designed test, created for Chillibreeze by an experienced career journalist.

Read more about our Journalism Skills Assessment and the benefits of getting your writing skills evaluated.

About the Assessment

Interested in Travel Writing as a career? Set yourself apart from hundreds of other Indian freelance writers by getting your writing skills validated. Whether you are a newbie or an experienced travel writer, taking our writing skills test is a great career move.

About the Assessment

Interested in Proofreading as a career? Whether you are a newbie or an experienced proofreader, taking our proofreading test will help evaluate your skills.

About the Assessment

Interested in Editing as a career? Whether you are a newbie or an experienced editor, taking our editing skills test is a great career move. Not only will our team tell you more about your editing capabilities, we will also offer you valuable suggestions for improvement.

About the Assessment

Are you interested in a full-time writing career or freelancing as a writer? If you already write, would you like to check your ability to engage readers or potential clients? Writing is not everyone’s cup of tea and crafting a piece that engages the reader requires considerable skill and practice. You don’t need years of training to write well. A certain amount of talent combined with the right skills can ensure success in the field of writing.

About the Assessment

Should you consider a career as a technical writer or communicator? Did your engineering course equip you with the knowledge to be a good writer? If you have no background in technology at all, is technical writing an option for you? Technical writing isn’t rocket science – sometimes all it takes is some research and an ability to communicate well. See if you have what it takes with this assessment test.

Much as we would like to believe that as speakers and readers of English we know our basics and can be called upon to edit another’s writing or clean up our own copy, the honest truth is that we could all use guidance in areas like spelling, punctuation, grammar and the mechanics of editing to produce a polished manuscript.

A poorly edited piece of writing with spelling and punctuation errors only serves to stamp the writer as ignorant or just plain careless – and readers will not take such work seriously.

The editor is the last line of defense between a writer and his/her readers. The Basics for Beginners modules have been developed to help writers and editors become aware of the pitfalls of poor writing and learn the skills to overcome them.

This is the 2nd unit in the Module on Style and covers Spelled-out numbers versus numerals.

Much as we would like to believe that as speakers and readers of English we know our basics and can be called upon to edit another’s writing or clean up our own copy, the honest truth is that we could all use guidance in areas like spelling, punctuation, grammar and the mechanics of editing to produce a polished manuscript.

A poorly edited piece of writing with spelling and punctuation errors only serves to stamp the writer as ignorant or just plain careless – and readers will not take such work seriously.

The editor is the last line of defense between a writer and his/her readers. The Basics for Beginners modules have been developed to help writers and editors become aware of the pitfalls of poor writing and learn the skills to overcome them.

This is the 3rd unit in the Module on Usage and covers Confusables.

Much as we would like to believe that as speakers and readers of English we know our basics and can be called upon to edit another’s writing or clean up our own copy, the honest truth is that we could all use guidance in areas like spelling, punctuation, grammar and the mechanics of editing to produce a polished manuscript.

A poorly edited piece of writing with spelling and punctuation errors only serves to stamp the writer as ignorant or just plain careless – and readers will not take such work seriously.

The editor is the last line of defense between a writer and his/her readers. The Basics for Beginners modules have been developed to help writers and editors become aware of the pitfalls of poor writing and learn the skills to overcome them.

This is the 1st unit in the Module on Usage and covers US and UK English Spelling.

Much as we would like to believe that as speakers and readers of English we know our basics and can be called upon to edit another’s writing or clean up our own copy, the honest truth is that we could all use guidance in areas like spelling, punctuation, grammar and the mechanics of editing to produce a polished manuscript.

A poorly edited piece of writing with spelling and punctuation errors only serves to stamp the writer as ignorant or just plain careless – and readers will not take such work seriously.

The editor is the last line of defense between a writer and his/her readers. The Basics for Beginners modules have been developed to help writers and editors become aware of the pitfalls of poor writing and learn the skills to overcome them.

This is the 4th unit in the Module on Punctuation and covers Apostrophe.

Much as we would like to believe that as speakers and readers of English we know our basics and can be called upon to edit another’s writing or clean up our own copy, the honest truth is that we could all use guidance in areas like spelling, punctuation, grammar and the mechanics of editing to produce a polished manuscript.

A poorly edited piece of writing with spelling and punctuation errors only serves to stamp the writer as ignorant or just plain careless – and readers will not take such work seriously.

The editor is the last line of defense between a writer and his/her readers. The Basics for Beginners modules have been developed to help writers and editors become aware of the pitfalls of poor writing and learn the skills to overcome them.

This is the 3rd unit in the Module on Punctuation and covers Semicolons and Colons.

Much as we would like to believe that as speakers and readers of English we know our basics and can be called upon to edit another’s writing or clean up our own copy, the honest truth is that we could all use guidance in areas like spelling, punctuation, grammar and the mechanics of editing to produce a polished manuscript.

A poorly edited piece of writing with spelling and punctuation errors only serves to stamp the writer as ignorant or just plain careless – and readers will not take such work seriously.

The editor is the last line of defense between a writer and his/her readers. The Basics for Beginners modules have been developed to help writers and editors become aware of the pitfalls of poor writing and learn the skills to overcome them.

This is the 2nd unit in the Module on Punctuation and covers Commas (Part 2).

Much as we would like to believe that as speakers and readers of English we know our basics and can be called upon to edit another’s writing or clean up our own copy, the honest truth is that we could all use guidance in areas like spelling, punctuation, grammar and the mechanics of editing to produce a polished manuscript.

A poorly edited piece of writing with spelling and punctuation errors only serves to stamp the writer as ignorant or just plain careless – and readers will not take such work seriously.

The editor is the last line of defense between a writer and his/her readers. The Basics for Beginners modules have been developed to help writers and editors become aware of the pitfalls of poor writing and learn the skills to overcome them.

This is the 1st unit in the Module on Punctuation and covers Commas (Part 1).

Much as we would like to believe that as speakers and readers of English we know our basics and can be called upon to edit another’s writing or clean up our own copy, the honest truth is that we could all use guidance in areas like spelling, punctuation, grammar and the mechanics of editing to produce a polished manuscript.

A poorly edited piece of writing with spelling and punctuation errors only serves to stamp the writer as ignorant or just plain careless – and readers will not take such work seriously.

The editor is the last line of defense between a writer and his/her readers. The Basics for Beginners modules have been developed to help writers and editors become aware of the pitfalls of poor writing and learn the skills to overcome them.

This is the 4th unit in the Module on Grammar and covers Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement.

Much as we would like to believe that as speakers and readers of English we know our basics and can be called upon to edit another’s writing or clean up our own copy, the honest truth is that we could all use guidance in areas like spelling, punctuation, grammar and the mechanics of editing to produce a polished manuscript.

A poorly edited piece of writing with spelling and punctuation errors only serves to stamp the writer as ignorant or just plain careless – and readers will not take such work seriously.

The editor is the last line of defense between a writer and his/her readers. The Basics for Beginners modules have been developed to help writers and editors become aware of the pitfalls of poor writing and learn the skills to overcome them.

This is the 3rd unit in the Module on Grammar and covers Subject-Verb Agreement

Much as we would like to believe that as speakers and readers of English we know our basics and can be called upon to edit another’s writing or clean up our own copy, the honest truth is that we could all use guidance in areas like spelling, punctuation, grammar and the mechanics of editing to produce a polished manuscript.

A poorly edited piece of writing with spelling and punctuation errors only serves to stamp the writer as ignorant or just plain careless – and readers will not take such work seriously.

The editor is the last line of defense between a writer and his/her readers. The Basics for Beginners modules have been developed to help writers and editors become aware of the pitfalls of poor writing and learn the skills to overcome them.

This is the 2nd unit in the Module on Grammar and covers Dangling Modifiers.

Much as we would like to believe that as speakers and readers of English we know our basics and can be called upon to edit another’s writing or clean up our own copy, the honest truth is that we could all use guidance in areas like spelling, punctuation, grammar and the mechanics of editing to produce a polished manuscript.

A poorly edited piece of writing with spelling and punctuation errors only serves to stamp the writer as ignorant or just plain careless – and readers will not take such work seriously.

The editor is the last line of defense between a writer and his/her readers. The Basics for Beginners modules have been developed to help writers and editors become aware of the pitfalls of poor writing and learn the skills to overcome them.

This is the 1st unit in the Module on Grammar and covers Misplaced Modifiers.

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