Helping you write with clarity and ease.
I’m Mary Morel
Author | Board-paper specialist | Creator of online courses
Author
Mary writes fiction and nonfiction books.
Her latest nonfiction book is Write to Govern: How to write effective board papers and she is currently writing a young-adult novel.
You can listen to two of her children’s books on YouTube: The Recycler and The Table Cloth Dress.
Write to Govern book
For more than 20 years, Mary facilitated in-house board paper courses to improve board paper quality. She also offered an online course that was used internationally.
Although Mary is no longer offering board paper training, you can still access her knowledge through her book, Write to Govern.
This book has been bought by individuals and organisations in paper back and PDF form. If your organisation would like a licence for the PDF, email mary@marymorel.com.au
What I am writing about
Consistency matters in board papers
Be consistent at all levels of writing I’ve read a lot of board papers lately and been reminded of the need for consistency at every level of a paper. Consistent messaging provides clarity while inconsistent messaging leads to questioning and distrust. When your formatting, word choice and styles are consistent, no feature stands out to […]
Stop procrastinating and get writing
Manage your time and emotions I read a lot of poorly written business documents that make me wonder about people’s time-management skills. I wonder if they put off writing because they think they can’t write well. (Quite a few business writers tell me they don’t like writing.) Maybe they are pushed for time with endless […]
Can you write your own copy?
I was at a networking meeting recently, and someone said: ‘Once you’ve written an online course, you can’t write the copy for the website. You must engage a professional copywriter.’
The group murmured assent and I sat silent because I write my own copy for my online courses and wouldn’t have it any other way.