by Margot Carmichael Lester | Jan 31, 2023 | What-Not
There's a lot of learning left to do for us white folks. I've been trying to learn more about Black history in America, and the legacy of white supremacist culture and anti-Black racism. Besides workshops and webinars, I'm doing a lot of reading. I'm going to assume...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Jan 24, 2023 | Writing/How to Write
Apparently, January 23 is National Handwriting Day. My handwriting is pretty bad, so instead of a post about handwriting, let's talk about hand-writing. (Thanks, hyphen!) First, let me be clear that I'm not talking about the writing we see in those beautiful...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Jan 17, 2023 | E'ship
Every January, scads of people set resolutions or intentions for improving their physical and emotional health. January is also National Financial Wellness Month, so it's a good time to take a few steps to improve your financial health, too. Especially if you're...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Jan 10, 2023 | Writing/How to Write
Every writer, even those of us who do write for a living, can get better. It does take some effort, but it isn't that hard. Here are 12 questions to ask about your writing (or someone else's writing) to guide revision and produce results. The tip sheet is an...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Jan 3, 2023 | Best of Our Blog, What-Not
Want to create more effective content? Check out our most-read posts from last year, which include our definition of content and our advice on organization, quality, email marketing and hiring a writing coach. Two essays also garnered a lot of interest, including my...
