by Margot Lester | Best of Our Blog
Posts about interesting words or kinds of words are always popular, and this quarter was no exception. Tips on revising were also popular. So were ideas for advocacy and resistance. Sign of the times, I suppose. Top posts for Q3 Squinting modifiers was the most-read...
by Margot Lester | What-Not
There's a lot going on right now and many of us feel a sense of dread or that we're under siege -- and with good reason. I like being prepared, but we can’t prepare our way out of everything. We can increase our chances of coming through them in better shape if we go...
by Margot Lester | Best of Our Blog
Here's my annual look back at the posts that resonated the most with you, dear readers. With the exception of a post about avoiding ableist language, this year's most-reads weren't about marketing or brand journalism. I love that blogs on getting better at time...
by Margot Lester | Best of Our Blog
Emergency medical leave, time management tips, kangaroo words, small talk advice, and ableist language. Based on your clicks, those are the hot topics from the first half of 2024. Join me in the way-back machine to revisit these gems. And as always, thanks for...
by Margot Lester | Best of Our Blog, Writing/How to Write
Content marketers and others writers were looking for concrete and easy-to-apply tactics for more effective communication in 2023. That's based on clicks and time-on-site data for The Word Factory blog. Word choice was the most popular topic on our blog last year,...