It is Friday - finally. I am happy that we have made it through this week. I even managed to have the information ready for the audit next week at work and was able to leave early today. It's always nice when you can start the weekend an hour early. A co-worker is getting married tomorrow evening and I know she is happy the rain has moved out. What a beautiful day it was today.
This post is about writing tools that we use regularly. What are they, how do I use them and why are they important to me? I think I have said it before, but just in case - my primary writing is done at work. It's letters to clients, spreadsheets that I use templates or previous spreadsheets. Other than this required blog, I don't write. I've never been good about keeping a journal or diary, have never wanted to write a story or poem, that's not where my interests are. So it's hard for me to think about what writing tools I use on a regular basis. I don't make notes or outline what I need to write for letters, I just start typing. When I need to create a spreadsheet, I just start adding and then make changes as needed. The most important tools I use are editing and revising. I make sure that I read every letter, and edit as necessary before sending it out to a client. I will also ask a coworker to review if I am not sure about the correct wording or document sections that may need to be referenced. I think proofreading and revising are important to make sure the message is clear and concise, the information is accurate and essential to the document and it's not cluttered with spelling and grammar errors. And I definitely thank the spell check function to help with the proofreading.
I am off to have dinner, find The Graduate to watch and go to a wedding this weekend. I marked several things off the to do list this week, but never enough, because as always, there is too much to do.
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