Monthly Archives: August 2018

Email much? Here’s our wish for you.

By Beth Nyland|2018-08-30T16:41:30+00:00August 30, 2018|Categories: Creativity, Everyday Communication|

May your WiFi be strong and your inbox be light May every address in the “to” field be right May your subject be noticed And your content be focused May your words be retrieved And your intentions received May your hyperlinks click And your unsubscribes stick May your typos be rare And attachments be there May you [...]

How To Not Write

By Jill Pollack|2018-08-02T23:02:20+00:00August 2, 2018|Categories: Creativity, Writing|

1. Wake up early, before your alarm clock. Tell yourself it’s too early and go back to sleep. 2. Stretch, breathe deeply, then pick up your phone and play Candy Crush Saga for 32 minutes. Check off “meditation” in your habit tracker app because the game has become so easy for you, it’s practically like meditating. [...]

Spencer Grace

Spencer Grace is Beth Nyland's consulting agency, devoted to creative business communication. Nope, that's not an oxymoron. Beth makes sure it's for real.

StoryStudio Chicago

StoryStudio is a school for creative writers. Jill Pollack founded and has grown the studio to teach more than 1,200 individual students a year while also working with organizations to find and tell their best business stories.

Story Mode

Story Mode is where the best of Spencer Grace and StoryStudio come together. It's a program that generates practical results every time (even though it feels a lot like play).