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 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 | Dec 20, 2022 | Best of Our Blog
As we slide toward the end of 2022, we're especially grateful for you -- our blog readers and agency clients. When we say we wouldn't be here without you, we really mean it. Thank you. Before we go, here are the most-read posts from the Q4. Holiday gifts for writers 2...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Dec 13, 2022 | Writing/How to Write
One of the ways you can make your reports stand out more -- in a good way -- is to make it easier to consume. Here are two easy-to-execute ways to do that. The cool thing about these two tactics is they're intuitive and easily implementable. You read a ton of reports...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Dec 6, 2022 | Writing/How to Write
'Tis the season, and if you've got writers on your list, I've got some gift ideas for you. (These are my personal views -- I'm not being compensated by anybody.) Journals: a great gift idea for writers I love a good journal. They're useful in so many ways. For meeting...
