Hi, I'm the new editorial assistant here at LifeTips. My jobs include everything, plus everything no one else wants to do. Basically, I'm fueled by coffee, pizza and grammar OCD.

My phrase of the week, month, year and possibly decade is "enlightened self-interest." In that area, I have a suggestion for all of you (from what I've seen, really good) writers. Word count. Don’t make tips too short or too long. If you’re writing a tip about how to bake a cake, and it reads: “assemble the ingredients, then bake the cake,” it doesn’t include enough research. On the other hand, if your tip is “how to bake” and it takes 200 words just to explain how to bake cookies, you should break it up into four or five 150-200 word tips. Sticking to the word count is the best way to make sure that you’re not doing more work than you’re being paid for.