A little exercise to develop this powerful writing tool.

Sharing a common vocabulary with botanists and naturalists makes it easier to understand how plants grow.

Knowing the technical words is one way to improve communication.

Leaf season is brief and beautiful this year, well worth taking the time to pay attention.

Style, like DNA or fingerprints, is what identifies a writer.

Here are some techniques you can use to create the appropriate style for your written work:

A reader contacted me recently and asked: Do I walk into, or in to the building? Do I go into the bedroom to get dressed, or do I go in to the bedroom to get dressed. I believe ‘into’ in both cases. Right, or wrong? I sometimes have problem with this. Is there a rule? [...]

There is a connection between the brain and the hand.

The longer I live, the more I’m convinced that I need to actually write on paper in order to recall information I have learned but not yet internalized.

I use my eyes and hands differently when I keyboard. I need to actually grip a pen or pencil and push it across paper in order to remember.

As the opportunities to access the Internet grow, so do the options for communicating for business and pleasure. I prefer to spend my time in the woods, so that makes me one of the few people I know who limit computer time. My goal is to find the most productive online communities. Lately, I’ve been [...]

Besides the very clever play on words of her name, writer Janet Riehl’s site, Riehl Life, is filled with art and music rich in cultural heritage. I’m crazy about her 92-year-old dad, who is still making music. Janet and I participated in a recent blog chain. I had no clue how to make the best [...]

I’ve just discovered the world of guest blogging. That’s where you post an article on someone else’s site. Why would you do that? One good reason is to provide readers with broader access to interesting and relevant content. Another is to build both business and social relationships. I am truly honored that fellow writer and [...]