Bumbershoot, Inc. supports NAIWE and its Words Matter Week celebration.

We recognize that, whether you’re writing or editing, words matter! Effective communication only comes when you write and/or edit with […]

Writing Challenge Day 1

Words serve an essential purpose of providing food for the mind. Words are a substance that can generate energy to boost our creative juices. What other ways do words provide food for […]

Maybe because I read more e-books, especially fiction, than bound books, I’ve thought publishing my own should begin with e-books. I’ve learned, though, it’s not always true. Well, as I get in the wayback machi […]

Words Matter Week, which is in its 17th year, is a holiday that is celebrated annually the first full week in March, and the National Association of Independent Writers and Editors delights in honoring its […]

Engineering Business Success Herb Johnson believes that we are meant to live abundantly. We are designed to live the good life, with the freedom and creativity to follow […]

March: Small Press Month. Shine the light on many of the great authors, and publishing houses, around the world.

March 1: National Play Outside Day. Spend a few minutes outside today enjoying the beauty and […]

You feel pain and pressure in your face, especially above and around the eyes, and you’ve got a runny nose. Is it migraine (a primary headache), or is it a sinus headache (a secondary headache)?

Especially […]

According to the American Migraine Foundation, while studies have shown migraine is a genetically based neurological disorder, factors such as your environment, lifestyle, and diet still play a large role in the […]

NAIWE is here to promote its members’ successes, and NAIWE is here to assist its members through their struggles. We at NAIWE provide a warm atmosphere to help one another whether it be to increase their m […]

I’m gonna try something a little different here. Rather than focus on my Work (the books & stories & miscellany I’ve had or will have or am trying to publish), I wanted to spotlight and explore my work. That is t […]

When I came across this quote from developer John Cutler, I found it insightful both for its simplicity and the deeper questions it evokes. “Walk a mile in your customer’s shoes, then figure out how to remove tha […]

I keep seeing the same question pop up on message boards and writers’ groups around the web in various forms:

Should I look for a ghostwriter or a collaborator?

Should I work with my clients as a ghostwriter […]

There you are, a man trying to write female characters or a woman trying to write men. How do you make them believable?

You can fall back on stereotypes. You can lift from your favorite book, TV, or movie […]

(with apologies and thanks to Steve Harrison)

If you’d like your title to be a bestseller — maybe even a New York Times Bestseller — then this post is for you.

An author emailed me after one of my […]

“Too wordy.”
“Paragraphs too long.”
“Sentences too long.”
These are the kinds of things I hear from agents and publishers at writers conferences and behind authors’ backs.
“Can’t figure out what it […]

I can add and subtract, multiply and divide. I can balance a checkbook. I can keep track of income and expenses on a spreadsheet. I can determine sales tax and apply seller discounts. I can figure out what […]