In a time when battles are fought and leaders rise and fall, an unlikely friendship is formed between two men, Erich, a fearless commander from the kingdom of Meir and Nash, a rogue assassin from the kingdom of […]

Ellis Island

In October 2012 Superstorm Sandy devastated the coasts of New York and New Jersey.  Ellis Island was right in the middle of it, with parts of the island divided between each state. Just a few […]

I’m putting the finishing touches on the update of my book, Formatting e-Books for Writers: Convert Your Word File to Kindle. Wow! I had no idea so many things had changed, especially at A […]

Please join me for the Davidsonville Area Civic Association (DACA) Green Expo, Homestead Gardens, 743 W Central Avenue, Davidsonville, MD, Saturday, March 29, 10:30am-2pm. I will offer autographed children’s books […]

Migraine is one of the oldest medical conditions known to mankind. Some of the earliest cases of painful headaches that we know about were recorded by the ancient Egyptians around 1200 BCE.

Around 400 BCE, […]

Member Benefit #22

The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) Online is the undisputed authority for style, usage, and grammar in an accessible online format. Completely searchable and easy to use, CMOS Online is ava […]

I had the honor of being interviewed on the Gifted Underachievers podcast, combining talking about my recent book on preparing good tea with a lively discussion of creativity in all things writing, editing, […]

2024 NAIWE Literary Fiction Book Winner
 

The House Filler

Author: Tong Ge

Author Tong Ge captures the reader immediately with her first sentence: “I met the man I grew to love and the man I came to […]

Words are a food source that our minds catalyze to encourage new thoughts and new ways of thinking.

Active verbs always engage me, as they show, not tell, me what’s happening to the characters on the page, […]

We wanted to get to know Laura Pennington Briggs (NAIWE’s Business of Writing Expert) better, so last month we sat down with her. Here are some thoughts she shared with us.

Do publishers favor freelancers who […]

I am both a word crafter and a word processor, in that I both write/edit (craft) and read (process) what other people have written. Words are the currency for both transactions.

In my first capacity, words […]

Writing Challenge Day 5

According to Jim Rohn, “Words do two major things: They provide food for the mind and create light for understanding and awareness.” What two major things do words do for […]

Words are the nutritional base of effective communication.

They’re the building blocks of thought and language and can be combined in an infinite number of ways. How they’re combined informs what we think, […]

The words we use in our work boost our awareness of ourselves and the world around us and establish a connectivity between us as writer/editor and the audience for whom we write/edit.

For me, two words […]

Writing Challenge Day 4

Words boost our understanding and bring about a level of awareness. What word has increased your understanding and brought you to a higher level of awareness? And how did it do […]

Writing Challenge Day 3

“Words are food for thought.” What does this mean to you?

Prepare for the Writing Challenge

During Words Matter Week, we host a writing challenge. Each day we will post a […]

Writing Challenge Day 2

Better health is an extension of healthy eating. Eating foods from the different food groups may constitute healthy eating. Words are a food source that may stimulate our minds. What […]