writing tips 102107kublan

write clearly and concisely. avoid unnecessary words.
like long period of time. Be specific: two months, five months.
in order to. try to avoid this altogether. He holds two jobs in order to send his kids to college.
He holds two jobs to send his kids to college. better? Maybe not. But there's no repetition.
Another error in most newspapers is the use of it and it's.
it is pronoun. but it's means "it is" minus the "i" which is replaced by the (') apostrophe.
It is a sunny day; it's sunny! its, on the other hand, is a possessive pronoun. The plane has its landing gears. no apostrophe.