by Margot Carmichael Lester | Aug 31, 2021 | Best Practice, Content & Content Operations, Writing/How to Write
I've long said feedback is more about the person giving it than the person getting it. At least that's what I need to believe to explain why so much of the commentary we get on our writing is unactionable. The things that makes this so hard is that bad feedback is...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Jan 26, 2021 | Content & Content Operations, Writing/How to Write
Maybe you learned the writing process in school. I didn't. I wrote. I revised or rewrote. I turned stuff in and my teacher made weird marks in the margin. Sometimes I understood them. Mostly I wasn't sure how they made me a better writer. Anyhow... The writing process...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Sep 11, 2019 | Writing/How to Write
September is Be Kind to Editors and Writers Month. Here are a handful of slide decks featuring the strategies and tips we employ here at The Word Factory and with our clients. These also are among my most popular training/presentation topics. Hit me up if you'd like...
