Epigenetics, which attempts to explain how our genes respond to our environment, is the latest twist on the historic nature vs. nurture debate. In addressing this and other controversies in contemporary […]

As an editor who works quite a bit in the sciences, I have had the experience several times of working with multi-language authors.

Multi-language authors were formerly called “nonnative English speakers” by me […]

October: National Book Month. Curl up on the couch with a good book.

October: National Reading Group Month. Gather a group of friends, and meet weekly to discuss a great book!

October: National Work and […]

Every editor, like every worker, needs tools. The tools may belong to the person (like mine do) or to their institution.

I became a freelance editor (and an editor, period) two years ago. Since then, I have […]

For academic and technical editors, reference management programs are like pineapple on pizza – you either love them or hate them. In the past, when a project arrived with references in EndNote or some other r […]

The posts you share on your member website are eligible to be promoted on NAIWE’s social media pages. The NAIWE Member Activity Feed is scanned each week on Member Monday, and many post titles and links are […]

It’s going to happen – you’re going to do or say something stupid. And you’re going to have to take it back.

If you’re in the public eye in any way, it’s critical that when you make a mistake, you make a […]

Unlike many writers, I actually like punctuation…to a point.

I think my fondness for punctuation began when I was a preschooler watching The Electric Company on PBS. I loved their singing and dancing and […]