How to cut out word noise

An entrepreneur’s journey to brevity

Picture an iconic place in your capital city. There are probably around 20 to choose from. Have you selected one yet? Now, imagine you’re going to take out-of-town visitors there. How would you describe it to them? Oh, and did I mention, you’re only allowed one picture and less than 15 words?

Not . . . → Read More: How to cut out word noise

Self-publishing: to proofread or not to proofread?

To proofread or not to proofread?

Surely that’s a stupid question?

“Ah!” I hear you say, “but at English Trackers proofreading is your livelihood; of course you believe in proofreading.”

True. But humour me on this one.

Say you’ve just written a book. You’ve got something to say and you’ve written it all down. You’re an expert in your . . . → Read More: Self-publishing: to proofread or not to proofread?

To self-publish or not to self-publish?

English Trackers director with author Anne Garrigue

We talk to French journalist and author Anne Garrigue about the rather entrepreneurial way she launched her latest non-fiction book.
As contributors to the project – we translated it from French into English and did all the proofreading work – we’ve taken great pleasure in . . . → Read More: To self-publish or not to self-publish?

It’s just good (business) English!

As anyone who regularly reads this blog will know, here at English Trackers we firmly believe that good quality written communication is they key to setting yourself apart from the competition and getting ahead in business. However, we felt that it was time to put our money where our mouth was and come up with some . . . → Read More: It’s just good (business) English!

Writing good copy: key pointers

Whether we are editing English for clients or writing original copy for them, we have noticed we are often asked the same questions.  So we have gathered up the five most common ones and asked our Senior Copywriter and Editor Paul Murphy to answer them for us.

Paul  moved to China ten years ago, where . . . → Read More: Writing good copy: key pointers