Brendan Brown

Brendan Brown founded The Expert Editor in Melbourne in 2012, after completing a Bachelor of Laws at Deakin University and working as a writer. He built it into a professional editing service used by academics, authors, and businesses across Australia and beyond, and later founded its international sister company, Global English Editing. Brendan is a co-founder of Brown Brothers Media, the company behind The Expert Editor, where he oversees both editing brands. He sets the editorial standards that apply to the company's client work and this blog, and reviews articles before they are published.

14 ways reading improves your mind and body (Infographic)

Posted 27 Nov 2016, by

Brendan Brown

Editor's note: This article was reviewed and updated in July 2026 to meet Expert Editor's latest editorial standards. As any avid book reader can tell you, immersing yourself in a great book can make your brain come alive. It sounds romantic, but science is now proving this to be ...Read More

The day jobs of 20 famous writers (infographic)

Posted 26 Apr 2016, by

Brendan Brown

Editor's note: This article was reviewed and updated in July 2026 to meet Expert Editor's latest editorial standards. Making a full-time living as a writer is no easy task, even for the most prolific and talented scribblers. Many a Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winning author slogged away at a ...Read More

The top 55 apps for writers in 2016

Posted 01 Mar 2016, by

Brendan Brown

Editor’s note: First published in 2016, this article was reviewed in July 2026 and kept here as a historical reference. Availability, pricing, and features for individual tools may have changed since.  Modern technology has made writing more complicated than it should be at times. After all, Ernest Hemingway did ...Read More

2015 Scholarship Winner

Posted 13 Feb 2016, by

Brendan Brown

Editor's note (July 2026): The A Better Australia Scholarship program is no longer offered by The Expert Editor. This post is kept as a historical record of Heidi-May's 2015 win. The Expert Editor would like to congratulate Heidi-May Mcrenolyds from Sydney University for winning the 2015 A Better ...Read More

The best websites for ESL students

Posted 02 Jan 2016, by

Brendan Brown

Editor's note: First published in 2016, this article was reviewed in July 2026 and kept here as a historical reference. Availability and features for individual resources may have changed since. The Internet is full of resources for English language learners at the university level. However, the problem lies in which ...Read More

10 common grammar mistakes writers make [Infographic]

Posted 09 Nov 2015, by

Brendan Brown

Editor's note: This article was reviewed and updated in July 2026 to meet Expert Editor's latest editorial standards. This infographic is based on our previous post The 30 Most Common Grammar Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them). Great writing doesn't require perfect grammar, and occasionally grammar rules can (and should) ...Read More