One of the things that got me interested in full-time freelance editing was my involvement with a nonprofit organization here in the city where I live. I initially became involved with them when I saw a job […]

I hope all of my NAIWE colleagues are holding up in the throes of the coronavirus crisis. I have two webinar presentations coming up this month that might help:

“Survival Tips for the Current Crisis,” 7–8 […]

Episode Title: It’s not too late!
Welcome to Writing from Behind the Curve. This blog is written to encourage, persuade, cajole, or reason you into the world of the written word—your written word! My premise i […]

Episode Title: A live example of the writing process!
Up until now, I have taken you through a number of the key considerations that apply to writing your first story. And, hopefully, I have persuaded you […]

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In my last post, I told of how I got an unexpected editing gig when the church I attend had me edit the descriptions of its spring small groups, which will be held via Zoom. The descriptions […]

We wanted to get to know Ruth Thaler-Carter (NAIWE’s Networking Expert) better, so last month we sat down with her. Here is what she shared with us.

A common misconception of networking is to talk up ou […]

In my previous post, I told about how my most faithful client, the church which my husband and I attend, had to cancel several events and activities due to the COVID-19 crisis, and how that meant a financial loss […]

I’m looking forward to talking about websites for freelancers at “Gateway to Success,” this year’s Be a Better Freelancer conference, coming up October 11–13, 2019, in St. Louis. This topic is always fun to discus […]