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  • Profile picture of Susan K. Stewart

    Susan K. Stewart wrote a new post on the site Susan K. Stewart's Blog 1 year, 1 month ago

    To carry a load without resting, to be not bothered by heat or cold, and to always be content: These things we can learn from a donkey. – Pakistani proverb

    The temperature is a brutal 108. There stands Jeb in h […]

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    April Michelle Davis wrote a new post on the site NAIWE NEWS 1 year, 2 months ago

    Today’s podcast episode is a Book Award Winner episode, where we get to know a writer who won the NAIWE Book Award.

    Our guest today is David Berner.

    David W. Berner is the author of several books of a […]

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    April Michelle Davis wrote a new post on the site NAIWE NEWS 1 year, 2 months ago

    Member Benefit #23

    Bowker offers a wide range of tools and resources authors can use to publish and promote their titles. We make books easier to discover, evaluate, and experience — connecting publishers, a […]

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    Jake Poinier wrote a new post on the site Jake Poinier's Blog 1 year, 2 months ago

    You don’t have to be in business very long before you’ll have a conversation like this:

    Prospective client: “What do you charge for X?”

    You: “Honestly, it depends on how many words/pages X is.”

    P […]

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    April Michelle Davis wrote a new post on the site Member's Library 1 year, 2 months ago

    Now what? Indeed!

    There are numerous options for authors today to get their books in print, but many people have a room full of good-looking printed books they wrote and wonder, “What do I do now?”

    From tra […]

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    Patrick Barb wrote a new post on the site Patrick Barb's Blog 1 year, 2 months ago

    On January 14, my first-ever short-story editing gig goes out into the world. While I have 18+ years of editing/publishing experience to my name AND a solid 7 years of professional-level writing experience as […]

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    Ruth E. Thaler-Carter posted an update 1 year, 2 months ago

    I hope my newest An American Editor blog post is useful to colleagues who might need to know about public domain usage: https://americaneditor.wordpress.com/2025/01/01/on-the-basics-public-domain-update/

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    Ruth E. Thaler-Carter posted an update 1 year, 2 months ago

    This is cool: A local (St. Louis) colleague just interviewed me about mobility issues: https://chronicallycalled.substack.com/p/invisible-voices-05e
    I’m very lucky in that my mobility issues are comparatively minor, and that my living situation doesn’t add to them: a condo unit that’s all on one floor, in a building with access that doesn’t…[Read more]

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    Ana Zalyubovskiy posted an update 1 year, 2 months ago

    The book is almost finished, and it’s hard not to tinker more with earlier chapters. But it’s time to let them be! Some literary agents are interested in seeing part or all of it. After all this time, I still love my characters and want to finish the sequel I started.

    I think back to the book’s inception and early drafts many years ago–and its…[Read more]

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    April Michelle Davis wrote a new post on the site NAIWE NEWS 1 year, 2 months ago

    We wanted to get to know Karin Beery (NAIWE’s Fiction Expert) better, so last month we sat down with her. Here are some thoughts she shared with us.

    Why do writers get caught in a telling cycle?

    It depends […]

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    Miriam Ruff wrote a new post on the site Miriam Ruff's Blog 1 year, 2 months ago

    When you get a headache, you probably just pop some acetaminophen or ibuprofen, and it goes away a short time later. If that describes you, you’re one of the lucky ones.

    Not only are there about 150 different […]

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    Laura Briggs posted an update 1 year, 2 months ago

    Happy 2025, all! What are your goals for this year? It’s been a long time since I updated my professional portfolio or created a one-sheet of my offerings, so that’s at the top of my list!

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    April Michelle Davis wrote a new post on the site April Michelle Davis 1 year, 2 months ago

    Do Small Things Taking Little Steps Can Lead to Big Outcomes   The idea of what’s important to us and what makes us happy too often gets lost. It can get lost in the daily work grind, in the demands […]

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    April Michelle Davis wrote a new post on the site NAIWE NEWS 1 year, 2 months ago

    Today’s podcast episode is a Book Chat episode, where we get to know one of the books that has been published by a fellow NAIWE member.

    Our guest today is Christine Benner Dixon.

    Christine Benner Dixon and h […]

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    April Michelle Davis wrote a new post on the site Member's Library 1 year, 2 months ago

    Earlier this fall, I was contacted by a prospect for a potential project. He runs a marketing/advertising agency, and we’d worked together for a third party on a project earlier in the year. This was my first c […]

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    April Michelle Davis wrote a new post on the site NAIWE NEWS 1 year, 2 months ago

    January 2: National Science Fiction Day. American author and Boston University professor of biochemistry Isaac Asimov was born on January 2, 1920. He was best known for his works of science fiction and his […]

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