We wanted to get to know Kristen Fischer (NAIWE’s Journalism Expert) better, so last month we sat down with her. Here is what she shared with us.

What defines a source?

A source is a person with the cr […]

A week ago, I purchased a new tool that will be highly helpful in my editing. It’s an HP laptop. It was delivered to the store last Tuesday and I set it up Thursday. I’ve only used it for editing once so far, […]

On her way to work one summer morning, a beautiful young television anchorwoman vanishes without a trace. Precious little evidence remains: only her car and a few puzzling clues. Peer behind the […]

(Apologies to Melissa Manchester.)

My Zoom meeting this past week went extraordinarily well. I met, as I said last week, with a woman from my grad school alma mater. She was very enthusiastic about my work and, […]

Many publications have decided recently to capitalize the racial identifier Black. This is a perfect time to review this internal style question.

In the wake of nationwide protests over police brutality and […]

July 12: National Simplicity Day. Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12, 1817. Thoreau was an advocate for living a life of simplicity. In our busy lifestyles, National Simplicity Day is the time to take a step […]

I run three different websites with slightly different WordPress themes: my customer-facing portfolio, my freelancer-facing Dr. Freelance blog, and my publishing company for books about freelancing. Unfortunately, […]

I have come to love Zoom ever since the COVID-19 crisis hit our country. Who hasn’t?

I learned how to use it in April, when my church decided to conduct some small group Bible studies using the platform. I […]

Moses Austin was a dreamer. Much of his adult life was spent looking for the land of promise. But he never quite attained his goal. Whenever he got close to fulfilling his dream, he would lose it all. All, that […]

Posts on your NAIWE blog may be promoted in The Edge: Success Strategies for People Who Work With Words, which has a subscriber list of over 6,400, as of January 2020. Both members and prospective clients […]

I was recently inspired by God to search for more clients using existing clients, rather than just reaching out to people whom I don’t know from Adam.

In other words, last week I began sending “warm emails” […]

We wanted to get to know Mark Allen (NAIWE’s AP Stylebook Expert) better, so last month we sat down with him. Here is what he shared with us.

Does this edition have more changes than in past ed […]

A big “thank you” goes out to my friend whose work-related papers I edited earlier this month and late last month.

She suggested that my business become a contractor for her employer, and right now the cogs are […]