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From: The Boston Herald
Date: 20041129
Author:Herald), Anita Bruzzese (Special To The

Byline: ANITA BRUZZESE (SPECIAL TO THE HERALD)

Nathaniel Hawthorne seemed to be speaking for today's working masses when he said, "Easy reading is damned hard writing."

Just ask Deborah Dumaine, a writing guru for thousands of employees who find themselves unable to climb the career ladder because they keep tripping over the written word.

Dumaine, founder and president of Better Communications Inc. in Lexington, said writing well seems to stump everyone at every level of an organization, no matter the education or experience.

"In the workplace, writing is not just ...

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