Websites, books and tools
Cut Through the Clutter
Get tips for cutting modifiers and other clutter in this guide by yours truly.
Hemingway App
This cool, free tool hunts out adverbs for you. Hemingway App developers: Next stop adjectives?
How Users Read on the Web
Replacing modifiers and other hype with objective language increased Web copy usability by 27% in a study by Jakob Nielsen.
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
The Poynter Institute’s Roy Peter Clark offers strategies for using adverbs and otherwise improving your copy.
Reach more readers with tight writing
Would your piece be twice as good if it were half as long? Yes, say readability experts.
So how long should your message be? Your paragraphs? Your sentences? Your words? What reading ease level should you hit?
Learn how to write clearer, more concise messages at our clear-writing course.
