Concise, precise, compelling documents

Hummingbird Writing provides professional writing, editing and documentation services for technical, business, government and not-for-profit clients. We can bring together and edit what your team has already written, or create a document from scratch according to your brief.

We can assist with any important document produced by your organisation, including annual reports, bids and proposals, technical papers and reports, operations manuals, work instructions, award nominations, or strategy documents (to name just a few!).

Polishing your document for success

Our goal is to give your document the best chance of success according to its intended audience and purpose. This can mean doing any or all of the following:

  • tightening up the writing by eliminating common issues like wordiness, redundancy, excessive jargon, inappropriate tone, too much passive voice, ambiguity, vagueness, incorrect punctuation, or spelling and grammar errors (but don't worry, we're not here to judge your grammar – we're here to ensure every word counts for you, not against you!).
  • ensuring your document includes all required elements – for example, that a bid has all required sections, or that a paper meets a publishing journal's style and formatting requirements.
  • identifying other opportunities to enhance your message and chance of success – for example, by making the writing more precise, tactful, readable or persuasive.
  • applying Plain English principles to ensure your technical content is made accessible to non-expert audiences.

Contact us today to boost the impact of your important document (click the @ to the left to email us).

Solar Panel Options website copy for Mity Digital

(Website designed by Mity Digital, for which I wrote the copy.) Solar Panel Options has installed thousands of solar power systems for Australian homes and businesses over the years, helping reduce carbon emissions and cut energy costs. In an industry unfortunately sometimes characterised by the opposite, we’re proud of our longevity, dedicated staff and reputation for technical expertise, honesty and integrity.

Working Mums Tell their Stories

(Article by Shane Green, with our interview responses written by each of us.) Louise Correcha and Danielle Ross Walls have just published Working Mums: Stories by real women on how they manage children, work and life. They bring together 27 stories by mums facing the daily challenge of combining work, life and families. The stories are by mums in the public spotlight, such as singer Missy Higgins and Olympic champion Alisa Camplin, and other mums you may not have heard of, including the authors themselves. We speak with Louise and Danielle:
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