You can’t negotiate your birthday. But pretty much everything else is susceptible to discussion and change, provided you’re open to such a conversation and you know how to proceed.

What Is Nego […]

5 Fundamentals for the Wholesale Distribution Branch Manager is the classic step-by-step guide to helping branch managers improve their business and leadership skills. The branch manager is the key to […]

COVID-19 is hurting everybody in the world. Freelance editors like me are no exception.

Although I have been fortunate enough not to get sick thus far, my editing business has begun to feel the pain. My most […]

Episode Title: The “family biography” is another way to write!
We have come a long way together in the Writing from Behind the Curve blog series, and it is time for me to ask you a question: Notwithstanding all […]

Like many of you, I belong to a number of writing communities online. I often see posts from fellow writers asking other writers for sources. That could be fruitful, but there are plenty of other ways to find […]

My webinar for NAIWE on surviving as a freelance journalist is today. The PowerPoint is ready, I’m about to get caffeined up, and I’m thinking. What did I miss in my outline? Nothing really.

But it’s more of th […]

This question was, I believe, a recent writing prompt from NAIWE.

One of the lies that I tell myself the most often is, “YOU’RE STUPID.”

I tell myself this when I cannot figure out my phone, when I can’t […]

April: English Language Month. A month-long celebration of the uniqueness of the English language and all the learners working hard to master it.
April: National Poetry Month. Spend time this month writing, […]

Hello, everybody!

My name is Suzelle Fiedler and I am new to NAIWE. I have been a freelance editor since the fall of 2018.

My background is in biochemistry, of all things. I have a master’s degree in this […]

There came a time, early in my career, when I was faced with a difficult situation: I needed to earn more money. But since I generated my income from publishers and others, there was no simple way I could get them […]

Episode Title: How do I know if I’m creative enough?
Now that you are in the first throes of writing your story, early challenges might bring you to believe that people who write must be creatively special, […]

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

For those of us who are putting funds in traditional or Roth IRAs to fund o […]

One of the keys to professional writing is to crank out a lot of good work. And to do that, you’ll need to put in a good deal of time.

The best way to guarantee that you’ll have the time available to acc […]

You may deduct 20% of qualified business income (QBI) from a partnership, S corporation, LLC, or sole proprietorship. In the case of a partnership or S corporation, the deduction applies at the partner or […]