Sometimes, one person's advice just isn't enough – check out this list of top tips from Poynter readers for improving your writing
Poynter recently asked its readers of journalists and editors to give them the best writing tips they'd ever received or given, and they were quick to offer their advice.
David Beard, contributing editor, Poynter, has collated them in this article, which simply lists them, along with a note about each contributor.
Advice ranges from ensuring writers follow KISS: Keeping it short and simple, to understanding the importance of reading your copy out loud.
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