Category Archives: writing

Quality sportswriting in the Dom-Post

Posted on Tuesday, 24 February, 2015 by jmacg

From an article about the Hurricanes rugby team’s early-season performance. These are consecutive paragraphs: The worry for Boyd was whether the rest of the side would take up the slack. Goodes has been a revelation. He got his chance, when … Continue reading →

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Her, him and their

Posted on Friday, 4 July, 2014 by jmacg

From stuff.co.nz this morning: The official who let the Malaysian Government believe New Zealand was comfortable with a diplomat accused of attempted rape going home, should consider their career options, the prime minister says. I get pissed off when people … Continue reading →

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Burnishing bullshit with buzzwords

Posted on Monday, 15 April, 2013 by jmacg

LinkedIn is a social media site with a business focus. But while it largely eschews Facebook-type trivia, it thrives on organisational bullshit. Today I got a link request from someone I didn’t know, who clothed patent inadequacy in all the … Continue reading →

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Gobbledygook

Posted on Sunday, 19 February, 2012 by jmacg

A friend who works at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida has sent me a wonderful example of writing from that center’s Daily News staff communication. Spaceport Innovators Today: Facilitating Disruptive Innovation Spaceport Innovators is a KSC cross-directorate open group that improves … Continue reading →

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Bursting into print again

Posted on Saturday, 10 October, 2009 by jmacg

My new book comes off the printing press this week. Compared to my other books it’s minimal, at 11,000 words and 40 pages. But a lot of work went into it, and not just the recent writing and layout. It’s … Continue reading →

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