Nicole Rivett Howeson Portfolio Here is some of my work that is public and accessible online. Over the years, some of my clients have requested and received private and confidential work, and of course, some publications have faded from the internet. Writing 100 Page Summaries: War and Peace 100 Page Summaries: Unbroken 100 Page Summaries:…
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Write Your Best Personal Statement: Tips from Admissions Offices
Struggling with how to write your best personal statement? Here are two of the most helpful collections of tips from admissions offices. From The University of California, Berkeley: Writing the Personal Statement Helpful tips and advice for drafting a compelling personal statement when applying for graduate admission What does this statement need to accomplish? The…
Cryptocurrency Capitalization
Should Bitcoin or other forms of cryptocurrency be capitalized? Generally, we see it capitalized in the media, but some might argue that as a currency it should be in lower case, as are dollars, pounds, yen, and euros. After checking with the Chicago Manual of Style 17 and the 55th edition of the AP Style…
How to Build Trust and Confidence in Your Audience
How to Build Trust and Confidence in Your Audience How Do We Create Trust? We build trust with our words. As we tell our stories, most of our readers or listeners follow us from a neutral place into the realm of belief, accepting our words at face value. Even when reading the most technical, dry,…