I recently received a call from a woman looking to become a proofreader. She wanted advice to break into the field. It had been a while since I have received this type of call, but this is a call that I do receive […]

Father,

It has been a long time since I wrote in this journal.

My prayers have been answered!

Thank You, God, for this.

Please forgive me for the sins I have committed against You, my family, and those […]

Tension-type headaches (TTHs) are the most common type of primary headache. Researchers estimate that over 70% of people have episodic TTHs. They generally affect women and people assigned female at birth more […]

Dear Lord,

Thank You for this beautiful morning and for giving my wife and me a chance to fly to New York to see our family.

I pray that You will bless this trip and that we can enjoy each moment with […]

Member Benefit #11

The NAIWE discussion list is a respectful and professional community where members can express their views, share tips, ask for guidance on a project or client situation, discuss style and u […]

Dear God,

Thank you very much for blessing us and getting us through these times with the accident.

Thank you for the deposit into the account.

We will take care of this and use it in Your will.

Thank […]

Dear Lord,

Thank You for this beautiful morning and for allowing me to see it.

Thank You for the coffee I drank and the book I am reading.

Thank You for my family and the blessings You gave me.

Thank […]

The 150+ types of headaches can be divided into two large categories: primary and secondary.

Primary headaches are caused by dysfunction or overactivity of pain-sensitive structures in your head and are not a […]

Whatever your goals are for 2024, remember these words. I first heard them on the Mindset Mentor podcast and later read them in a Chris Williamson tweet.

“Here is a list of things that are not doing the […]

By Ruth E. Thaler-Carter, Networking Member, NAIWE Board of Experts

We hear about networking all the time, but what is it and why is it valuable to independent writers and editors? Networking is simply […]

You hear about the amazing memoir everyone’s reading, that book at the top of the New York Times best-seller list for months, but you don’t really want to read it. Best-selling memoirs can throw you off track wit […]

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.

Consistent client service and […]

Logan works in a medium-sized company as an individual contributor. She likes what she does, but views it as a dead-end job unless she can create a management position for herself. So, Logan makes the case to let […]