Confession: Sometimes, when I’m confronted with an RFP, my brain shrivels up like a raisin. My creativity becomes shrink-wrapped by the instructions, the formatting, the sheer tedium of the actual Read more

You’re working on a proposal for a juicy government contract. You have a question about the solicitation or request for proposals (RFP). How do you ask questions? Even better, how Read more

In proposal writing, writing to your audience may seem easy. After all, an RFP gives you a comprehensive rubric to follow. Your audience has literally told you what it wants. Read more

What Is a Style Guide, and Why Do I Need It? Today’s proposals can include inputs from numerous sources, with assorted writing styles and formatting habits that can make your Read more