by Margot Lester | Writing/How to Write
Sometimes the words just don't flow. As a life-long writer, I've got a lot of tricks to beat writer's block. One of my favorites is the Doodle-Tag-Caption StrategyTM. I like it because doodling is a nice break. It gives the writing part of my brain time to reset while...
by Margot Lester | Writing/How to Write
Writer's block is a perennial problem for writers of every age, experience and ability level. It just happens, so you gotta learn to deal with it. I learned to beat writer's block the old-fashioned way. I was in high school working at the late, great Chapel Hill News...
by Margot Lester | Blogs & Blogging, Content & Content Operations, Writing/How to Write
Updated August 2023 Writer's Block never hits when you have all the time in the world to bang your head against the wall or avoid your work altogether until inspiration finds you and the words flow like wine. No. It happens when you can least accommodate it. When the...
by Margot Lester | Writing/How to Write
Updated August 2023 One of the great things about running your own agency is the ease with which you can take your show on the road. I often decamp to my favorite local cafe, The Open Eye, for a useful change of venue. I set up my laptop, tap into the free wi-fi and...