June writing coaching special!

June writing coaching special!

Updated May 2023 Becoming a more effective communicator takes work. You can do it yourself -- studying good writing, trying to pick out the techniques that apply to your work, and getting feedback from friends and coworkers -- or you can hire a coach. In observance of...

Best of The Word Factory Blog Q419

Last thing before we turn out the lights and turn on the yule log, here are our top posts for Q4. How to Infuse More Empathy In Your Writing. The Feelings Before & After Strategy(c) helps us understand where our audience is emotionally before they engage with our...

Extending the ladder

to high school journalists It meant a lot to me as a high school journalist to meet and learn from pros already in the field. Luckily, one of my Dad's best friends and poker buddies was the editor of the local paper, Jim Shumaker (on whom the Shoe cartoon was based)....