by Pete Andersen | Nov 15, 2022 | Writing/How to Write
There's a lot of advice out there for folks who want to write their personal histories or memoirs. A lot of it is crap. That's why Margot asked Peter Andersen to set the record straight. "Among his many talents, Pete is a gifted memoir whisperer," she explains. "When...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Nov 3, 2022 | What-Not
If you're doing NaNoWriMo -- or otherwise producing a work of fiction -- and want some professional support, I can't help you, but my friend Duncan Murrell can. I don't write fiction. OK -- a few years ago I wrote a short story that got published, but it almost killed...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Jan 18, 2022 | Blogs & Blogging, Content & Content Operations, Writing/How to Write
January is, apparently, Get Organized Month. It doesn't have to be only about putting all the holiday decor away and getting paperwork ready for your tax accountant (hint, hint). We can use the observance to improve our writing process and boost quality. We lean...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Oct 20, 2021 | Best Practice
If you're of a certain vintage, you were taught to put two spaces after a period or other mark of terminal punctuation. That was because back in the olden days of typewriters and lead type, each key or letter took up the same amount of space. The "i" took up the same...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Sep 24, 2021 | Writing/How to Write
If there’s one topic that engenders the most emotion with coaching and training clients, it’s the serial or Oxford comma. We don’t even agree on it here at The Word Factory. Seriously, if you looked at unedited copy from our group, you could narrow down who wrote it...
