# articulatewriting.com


## Posts

- [Hello world!](https://articulatewriting.com/hello-world/): Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!
- [Avoid clichéd character tricks](https://articulatewriting.com/avoid-cliched-character-tricks/): Writing compelling characters is not easy. Being good at it demands a deep understanding of people.
- [Ego defence](https://articulatewriting.com/ego-defence/): Maybe the most harmful aspect of ego is ego-defence. This is called resistance in psychological textbooks.
- [Writing tip: Keep your ego out of it](https://articulatewriting.com/writing-tip-keep-your-ego-out-of-it/): English teachers usually equate competence in English with quality in writing. Yet even perfect English can still be bad writing.
- [Qualification or disqualification?](https://articulatewriting.com/qualification-or-disqualification/): I said earlier that some degrees are disqualifications. What does this mean?
- [Education or degree?](https://articulatewriting.com/education-or-degree/): Some serious jobs require degrees or similar qualifications, whereas other equally skilled jobs don’t require anything. This dichotomy interests me.
- [Thanks for your support; open for questions](https://articulatewriting.com/thanks-for-your-support-open-for-questions/): This blog and website are approximately one month old. After my first advertising campaign, I received hundreds of likes on the Facebook page.
- [More commonly misused words](https://articulatewriting.com/more-commonly-misused-words/): I once stated to a colleague that I didn't want to become typecast as an editing teacher, yet here I am talking about it again.
- [Problems with normal teaching 1: assignments](https://articulatewriting.com/problems-with-normal-teaching-1-assignments/): One of the main problems with formal writing courses is the assignments.
- [You're probably using "likely" incorrectly](https://articulatewriting.com/youre-probably-using-likely-incorrectly/): Climate change: Threshold for dangerous warming will likely be crossed between 2027-2042.
- [Welcome to the Articulate Writing blog](https://articulatewriting.com/welcome-to-the-articulate-writing-blog/): I'm Wayne Deeker, your personal writing teacher.

## Pages

- [Manuscript evaluation](https://articulatewriting.com/manuscript-evaluation/): If you have a major work either completed or in progress, you can send that to me for comprehensive feedback on every aspect of writing and story craft.
- [Science communication](https://articulatewriting.com/science-communication/): I have been working at high level science-communication and communication-management roles since 1992.
- [Science-communication training](https://articulatewriting.com/science-communication-teaching-service/): I also offer tailored teaching in science writing and science-communication skills.
- [The problem - assignments](https://articulatewriting.com/the-problem-assignments/): Beyond the problems innate to universities and to any course structure, the assignments in writing courses are at best sub-optimal.
- [The problem - PhDs](https://articulatewriting.com/the-problem-phds/): It was not always so, but these days, universities mostly require teachers to have PhDs (doctorate).
- [The problem - universities](https://articulatewriting.com/the-problem-universities/): Universities are supposed to include specific writing subjects or at least some modules.
- [The problem - courses](https://articulatewriting.com/the-problem-courses/): Course designers often assume that everyone has the same needs. Yet this is rarely true for people wanting to learn writing.
- [The problem](https://articulatewriting.com/the-problem-summary/): Courses are inevitably generic, teacher-centric, and inflexible. Maybe that works for trade courses.
- [Bookings and payments](https://articulatewriting.com/bookings-and-payments/): Please make a booking below. This button goes to Google Calendar (off site page), which will send you a confirmation email.
- [Rates](https://articulatewriting.com/rates/): To start with, I offer a free initial consultation. Whether via email or video, we can discuss your needs and come up with a plan.
- [About me - my qualifications](https://articulatewriting.com/about-me-my-qualifications/): I can’t dismiss university study as a pathway towards learning or teaching writing and then claim to be qualified based on my years wasted at university.
- [About me - writing](https://articulatewriting.com/about-me-writing/): I am a blackbelt writer. I like the martial arts analogy for many reasons, including that it’s totally unrelated to formal study.
- [About me - teaching](https://articulatewriting.com/about-me-teaching/): I have been formally teaching writing and communication skills on and off since 1995.
- [Home](https://articulatewriting.com/home/): One on one lessons, via email and online video. When you need it, as you need it.
- [Science-writing service](https://articulatewriting.com/science-communication-3/): The one kind of writing I will do for you is popular science writing.
- [Contact](https://articulatewriting.com/contact/): For the initial contact, please use the contact form below which will send me an email. Please mention your goals and what you want to cover.
- [The solution](https://articulatewriting.com/the-solution-2/): As explained in a previous section, writing students need coaching tailored to their individual needs.
- [About me](https://articulatewriting.com/about-me/): I’m an expert professional writer/editor of more than thirty years experience plus a highly experienced teacher of writing.
- [Blog](https://articulatewriting.com/blog/)


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