You don’t have to be in business very long before you’ll have a conversation like this:

Prospective client: “What do you charge for X?”

You: “Honestly, it depends on how many words/pages X is.”

P […]

Now what? Indeed!

There are numerous options for authors today to get their books in print, but many people have a room full of good-looking printed books they wrote and wonder, “What do I do now?”

From tra […]

On January 14, my first-ever short-story editing gig goes out into the world. While I have 18+ years of editing/publishing experience to my name AND a solid 7 years of professional-level writing experience as […]

We wanted to get to know Karin Beery (NAIWE’s Fiction Expert) better, so last month we sat down with her. Here are some thoughts she shared with us.

Why do writers get caught in a telling cycle?

It depends […]

When you get a headache, you probably just pop some acetaminophen or ibuprofen, and it goes away a short time later. If that describes you, you’re one of the lucky ones.

Not only are there about 150 different […]

Do Small Things Taking Little Steps Can Lead to Big Outcomes   The idea of what’s important to us and what makes us happy too often gets lost. It can get lost in the daily work grind, in the demands […]

Today’s podcast episode is a Book Chat episode, where we get to know one of the books that has been published by a fellow NAIWE member.

Our guest today is Christine Benner Dixon.

Christine Benner Dixon and h […]

Earlier this fall, I was contacted by a prospect for a potential project. He runs a marketing/advertising agency, and we’d worked together for a third party on a project earlier in the year. This was my first c […]

January 2: National Science Fiction Day. American author and Boston University professor of biochemistry Isaac Asimov was born on January 2, 1920. He was best known for his works of science fiction and his […]

It is always a great time to join NAIWE and become part of a publishing community. However, right now NAIWE is having its winter promotion. Any new member who signs up for automatic renewal membership can receive […]

Turning good manuscripts into great books.

My business motto sets a standard for my clients so they understand my editing style, including why I tend to be nit-picky about details many readers might not […]