Once upon a time, there was a grammar-loving bear called Panda. She was black and white (obviously), she loved to munch on bamboo snacks,...

As my regular clients will tell you, I am a fan of minimal capitalisation and plain English. Why use 30 words when you can use 15? Why...

Someone recently asked me to write a blog about punctuation (specifically quotation marks and punctuation), which made me happy, because...

[1] So, you read the first blog (about comma uses), you are back for more. [2] My blog, about commas, hopefully entertained you. [3]...

Do you get obsessed with things? Not the fun things like cats, hot chocolate, chips or a watch-in-one-go, only-get-up-to-pee Netflix...

“Impostor syndrome, also known as impostor phenomenon or impostorism, is a psychological occurrence in which people doubt their skills,...

I thought I would write about some of the most common issues that arise in people’s writing. I knew I’d done something similar a while...

I have clearly had too much time on my hands this week (I’m not complaining, as it has coincided with the start of Wimbledon). When work...

I was asked several times last week if AI is going to affect my proof-editing business. So, I decided to get my head out of the sand and...

It has been exactly a year (to the day) since I last blogged, which means I’ve been busy and that I’m currently less busy (the rationale...

This week has been really interesting (for me personally). On Monday I was ready to look for permanent work and discard my ten-year-old+...

I have been blogless (is that a word?) since late February! I am not a prolific blogger at the best of times. I have learnt this year...

I am currently learning three languages, in addition to my native English. Every morning, first thing, I spend around an hour learning...

As I tie up all the loose ends in the office, for both Perfect Words and The Sanctuary Angels (my animal charity), I want to take a...

October was all about the lull. Academic clients were few and far between, which meant having time finally to indulge in The Crown on...

Make sure that subject and verb agree (either singular or plural). This can be tricky to spot, especially if we look to the part of the...

Being self-employed can be like being on a rollercoaster, as I have said before. You either have so much work that you can barely breathe...

As I celebrate ten years of Perfect Words, by Amanda George, I realise that I have now spent as much time running and growing my...

It's been a funny year. I've just done my end-of-year figures and, despite two fairly serious health setbacks, it has been my best year...

For a while now I have been practising meditation every morning. It is actually incredibly difficult to still the mind, even when...