Day 5: What word, said or unsaid, has or could change your life? How?
“Reconsider.”
Some of the runners-up were: “options”, “possible”, “can”, “begin”, “don’t”.
When I was a young woman starting my life in the […]

Writing Prompt: What word, said or unsaid, has or could change your life? How?

At NAIWE, the word that has had the most effect on us is “freelance.” We focus on benefitting our freelance members, offering the […]

Day 4: Writers craft words into memorable phrases, stories, poems, and plays. What writers make your heart sing? Why?
Just a few, pulled out of my immediate memory as if from a hat, for the sake of […]

Writing Prompt: Writers craft words into memorable phrases, stories, poems, and plays. What writers make your heart sing? Why?

We at NAIWE have an eclectic taste, with every member receiving at least one vote […]

Day 3: What person in your life helped you understand the importance of choosing words carefully? What would you say to them if you met them today?
I can’t think of one person in particular who taught me this in […]

Would you like to see an article, series of articles, or columns you have written published not only in one publication or magazine but in many? How do you syndicate what you have written?

Writers such as […]

Writing Prompt: What person in your life helped you understand the importance of choosing words carefully? What would you say to them if you met them today?

Our members make NAIWE choose its words carefully and […]

Day 2: Writers are artists with words as their medium. What author is your favorite word stylist?
As with day 1, I can’t choose only one.
I love Jane Austen, because she used words so effectively that she taught […]

Writing Prompt: Writers are artists with words as their medium. What author is your favorite word stylist?

NAIWE is proud to represent authors of all word styles. Because of this, NAIWE is always looking for […]

How great that a week about words, one of my great loves, is depicted by a poster in a beautiful shade of purple, one of my other great loves.

I’m going to put off the promised ‘tomato’ post until next […]

Writing Prompt: If you had to eliminate one word or phrase from the English language, what would it be? Why?

At NAIWE, we try to be positive and think about ways we can accomplish tasks. Therefore, the word we […]

National Grammar Day is an annual celebration to emphasize the importance of grammar. Some people suggest that grammar is a set of rules for language, but it is a system for understanding language. Understanding […]

Your best resource to market your book is you. Reach out to the people you know and those they know. Your book will get discovered if you market your book using these 32 tools:

Facebook
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The NBA and NFL lockouts remind me why I love sports but hate the way the pros operate. Every bailout, strike, contract negotiation, free agent signing, and stadium-naming deal reaffirms professional sports are […]

When I first got back into freelance writing, I spent little effort marketing. I called my sources at companies I’d covered at my staff-writing job at a local business journal and let them know I was fr […]