Any educated person should be able to write competently, clearly, and convincingly. But writing is an increasingly exotic skill, a sure sign that certain aspects of civilization as we once knew it, are in fact crumbling before our very eyes. Naturally, I've written about this problem before. Professional writer, and blogger Roy Jacobsen, whose Dispatches From Outland is already on my blogroll, has gone me one better.

Roy has started a most worthy blog called "Writing, Clear And Simple," which he calls "the writing blog for non-writers." Roy has been writing and editing for more than 20 years in fields including health food, academia and software development. If you're at all interested in the topic, and some tips from a pro, give Roy's new writing blog a whirl. Here's a useful post from Roy on avoiding the passive voice.

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Posted by Matt Rosenberg at September 20, 2005 02:17 PM