Entrepreneur

How Do You Write a Company’s Mission Statement and Define Its Core Values?

A mission statement serves as a clear and concise articulation of the company’s aspirations and the facets that differentiate it from competitors. It is a declaration that answers the fundamental ...
NJ.com

Miss Manners: Writing thank-you notes has become a bitter chore and a source of anxiety

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What do you do when the duty to write thank-you notes overwhelms any genuine sense of gratitude? In my own upbringing, reciprocity and eagerness to give were prized over the finer ...
Oregonian

Miss Manners: I’m trying, but I find writing ‘Thank you’ notes a bitter chore

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What do you do when the duty to write thank-you notes overwhelms any genuine sense of gratitude? In my own upbringing, reciprocity and eagerness to give were prized over the finer ...

Lessons on legal writing from the judge who rejected Trump’s libel suit

In castigating lawyers for President Donald Trump last week for filing a “florid” and unfocused 85-page defamation complaint against the New York Times, Senior U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday ...

I taught email writing at Amazon to thousands of employees. Here are 7 tips for writing an effective email.

A former Amazon employee who taught a business writing course to thousands of fellow employees shares her tips for better ...
The New York Times

With the Em Dash, A.I. Embraces a Fading Tradition

The debate about ChatGPT’s use of the em dash signifies a shift in not only how we write, but what writing is for. By Nitsuh Abebe There are countless signals you might look for to determine whether a ...
AgWeb

When Do You Write Off a New Shop?

With better commodity prices, many farmers will be building new shops, barns, and other farm buildings. We got the following question from a reader regarding how can they deduct the cost of these farm ...
The Globe and Mail

How do you write about 200 years of jewellery history? Curator and expert Melanie Grant took on the challenge

In the jewellery world, there are plenty of coffee-table books touting big luxury houses, historical guides on eras, books that spotlight a single style of jewellery and educational texts focused on ...
Shortlist

Nintendo just dropped a mysterious animated short called Close to You – and we have no idea what it means

Nintendo has decided to do what Nintendo does best: confuse and intrigue everyone in equal measure. Out of nowhere, the company has released a beautifully animated short called Close to You, with no ...
CNET

Use These Simple Tips to Detect AI Writing

Rachel is a freelancer based in Echo Park, Los Angeles and has been writing and producing content for nearly two decades on subjects ranging from tech to fashion, health and lifestyle to entertainment ...