Episode title: Style Guides for Nurse Writers
Many nurses tell me they don’t feel they’re good enough with grammar to become a professional writer. Well, on this episode I’m revealing the nurse writer’s secret weapon that relieves you of the burden of needing to be an expert grammarian to succeed in this industry.
Episode Summary
Let’s talk about style guides: What are they? What function do they serve? Where do you get them?
In this tutorial, I’m telling you everything you need to know about how to use this tool to guide all of the grammar, punctuation, and usage decisions you’ll need to make when writing for clients. Plus, get a bonus tip at the end to make grammatically correct writing a breeze.
Host Elizabeth Hanes BSN RN built a six-figure writing business in her spare time. Today, she coaches other nurses how to become freelance writers through the RN2writer project.
Topics discussed in this episode
Here’s a sampling of what you can learn in this episode:
Quotable
“Some people seem to think that the grammar they learned in high school or college is the ‘one, true grammar’ and everything else is ‘wrong,’ but that’s just not true.” – Elizabeth Hanes
“Two sentences can be punctuated differently and still both be correct.” – Elizabeth Hanes
“You do not have to be an expert grammarian to succeed as a writer; you only have to be able to follow a style guide.” – Elizabeth Hanes
Resources mentioned in this episode
Associated Press Stylebook: https://www.apstylebook.com/
Chicago Manual of Style: https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html
Styleguard plugin: https://styleguard.com/
RN2writer: https://rn2writer.com
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