Creating / updating a writing style guide

Develop your own style

Having your own house / writing stylesheet or guide is key to achieving consistency of message and brand image, ensuring all in-house and out-of-house contributors towards a document use the same style. Let me help you to create one using your preferences.

What would be covered?

A few examples of what could be covered in a house style would be

  • spelling patterns such as whether you use -ise or -ize spellings in words such as organize, and whether you use UK or US spellings
  • the tone of language used, whether formal/academic or informal, and whether contractions are permissible
  • heading styles
  • the format of dates
  • how numbers are presented
  • the use of and captioning of figures and tables
  • how sources of quoted material are acknowledged.