I’ve found that one of the first things you have to do when you decide to become a freelance editor (please don’t make me say “hang out your shingle”; I strongly dislike that expression) is tell your […]

Confederate Gold is an action-packed comedy, taking a serious look at the American Civil War through the eyes of reenactors in the twenty-first century. This fun, funny novel is a raucous run, rampaging […]

June 1: National Say Something Nice Day. Make the day pleasant for someone today by saying something nice.

June 2: National Leave the Office Early Day. This day is an incentive to many who often work more than […]

In my year and a half as a freelance editor, one of the many things I have learned is that freelance editing is not a nine-to-five job.

When you are given a project with a tight deadline, you often find […]

I’m good at making to-do lists, but not at completing the tasks listed. I remember one item (find a carpenter) featured on my to-do list for about 5 years – it only dropped off the list when I moved house and it w […]

The Battle of the Alamo has always intrigued me. Born and raised in San Antonio, I often stood in front of the Cradle of Texas Liberty and wondered about the military maneuvers that occurred during the 13 day s […]

Episode Title: First story considerations
This is my first blog to discuss the thought process that I am going through to initiate my new story. The challenge for me in this, of course, is to share enough to be […]

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If you are an editor and you are like me, most of your business comes from word of mouth and networking.

Ah, but one has to start somewhere.

That is where the cold email came in for me.

I periodically […]

From Publishers’ Weekly:

“YA author Julia Watts has been removed from the slate of authors participating in LitUp, a teen literary festival sponsored by the Knox County (Tenn.) Public Library that was ins […]

In 1884, Henry Navarro owned 520 acres of prime farmland in Atascosa County, south of San Antonio. The census reported that Henry was the head of a 10-member household that included his wife, five children, a ho […]

As newlyweds in 1861, Valentine and Martha Poole moved to Galveston. Though their roots were in New York, they had heard the thrilling stories of the Karankawa Indians and the pirate Jean Lafitte. The East Coast n […]

Born in Tennessee in 1808, Texas hero Albert Miller Lea graduated from the United States Military Academy (West Point) ranked third in his class. He quickly became a highly acclaimed engineer, soldier, and […]

We wanted to get to know MJ Courchesne (NAIWE’s Copyright & Permissions Expert) better, so last month we sat down with her. Here is what she shared with us.

In what situations must permission be ob […]

Howdy, this is Parson Rose. I am a story-teller who loves Texas History, and here is another inspiring true story from the Lone Star state.

It was Bing Crosby who first recognized the elite songwriting skills […]

When I first started out as a freelance editor in the fall of 2018, I charged by the page. It made sense, right? I did a number of jobs that way. I later learned that many editors charge by the hour, not the page, […]

We hear about networking all the time, but what is it—and why is it valuable to independent writers and editors? Why do it? How can you do it well? And what shouldn’t you do?

Done right, networking can cre […]