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  I’m trying to make this post as clear as possible without getting bogged down in the grammarly details. Typically you should use the active voice as much as possible when you’re writing. Here’s an example: Active: I created this painting in my studio. Passive: This painting was created by me in my studio. See […]

    Back in October of 2018, I wrote that your writing should be a means to get your information across clearly and concisely and that it’s not meant to be a conversation. This was in refrerence to unneeded phraseology that can bog your message down. Things like, “Needless to say”, that you might use […]

  You finally cranked out your latest oeuvre, your written one that is – and you’re ready to share it with the world. Whether you’re writing a press release,  your artist statement, or an essay for a grant application, you need to make sure it’s looking good. What I mean by this is making the […]

    I look up words all the time. Even words I know and have used for years. Sometimes I get caught up and wonder both if that’s really what the word means and is that really what I want to say? I also look up things to verify that what I believe to be […]

There’s a lot of buzz in the art-o-sphere lately surrounding the death of the artist’s statement. Rumors of its death however, are widely exaggerated! The artist statement as I have described it in an earlier post is the traditional form, and one that I personally stick with. But everything, even writing, evolves. Evolution opens up possibilities at […]

I just finished up an assignment for one of my favorite clients and we talked about the similarities and differences between newspaper and magazine press releases. Let’s take a look at the similarities first: Both are always looking for stories and will love you if you can provide them with something their readers will be […]

I had a boss once who told me what a great job I did. My response was simply, “Thank you’” which I deemed to be the correct and acceptable one. Perhaps it was my tone of voice or something about my demeanor that irritated her because she told me to stop acting so humble. (What […]

  This article from ThoughtCo suggests what to talk about and how when describing your work. The Abundant Artist shares five tips for talking about your art including when and how to use the dreaded adjective. Freelance Writing talks about 10 words to avoid when writing (although I can’t imagine you using “sort of” ever!)   […]