Maryanne Cathro’s long career as a writer has left her in no doubt that the pen is mightier than the sword and she has secret plans for world domination through clear communication. Currently living and working in Wellington, she divides her time among her day job as a business improvement specialist at New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, writing theatre reviews for www.theatreview.org.nz and blogging. She is past President of the Technical Communicators Association of New Zealand and a past recipient of the Sentence Transformation category of the Plain English Awards.