Book Review: Saint Bloodbath 2024 NAIWE Narrative Nonfiction Winner   Author: Frederick Douglass Reynolds Police detectives’ cases are often entangled with drug ab […]

Member Benefit: Discount on Geoff Hart’s Effective Onscreen Editing Member Benefit #29 Most editors must now edit manuscripts on the screen (“onscreen editing”). Though the editing skills remain the same, transferring the […]

The Power of Professional Associations What Is a Professional Association? (2 min read) These are organizations that support like-minded people in pursuing their expertise, providing […]

Will AI Really Help? What Do You Want to Do More or Less of? That’s really the crux of the matter with Artificial Intelligence (AI), isn’t it. How will AI a […]

Let’s Talk Publishing When we begin writing our book, we envision it on the shelves of major bookstores sooner rather than later. We soon learn that’s not the reality of p […]

Days to Celebrate in July July 4: Independence Day. The day after the first anniversary of American independence, John Adams wrote a letter to his daughter Abigail about the […]

Personal Branding: Earn Certificates to Add SkillsThis weekend, I spent about two hours obtaining my advanced certification in SEO and technical SEO. Yes, I am a marketing geek, and this is not how […]

NAIWE.org! The New NAIWE Website Is Live! I am so excited to tell you that our new website is now live! When you visit the site, you may not immediately notice a difference. However, our new […]

The History of Writing and Reading: Japanese Writing [This is the seventh of an ongoing series that examines the rise of writing – and therefore reading – around the world. We will be looking at the maj […]

The History of Writing and Reading: The Development of the Chinese Writing System[This is the sixth of an ongoing series that examines the rise of writing – and therefore reading – around the world. We will be looking at the maj […]

Member Benefit: Discount on Fictionary’s An Insider’s View of Story Editing Course Member Benefit #28 Thirteen professional story editors edited the same novel. Each editor worked separately in Fictionary StoryCoach. This course […]

Book Review: Lizard Larson and the Time Keeper 2024 NAIWE Young Adult Winner   Author: Gary Natoli Elizabeth “Lizard” Larson is a 14-year-old girl who discovers she has power, which coul […]

New home brings new networking opportunities and insights© Ruth E. Thaler-Carter, NAIWE Board of Experts Networking member I didn’t think there was much new I could say about networking, and then I […]

The History of Writing and Reading: The Rosetta Stone [This is the fifth of an ongoing series that examines the rise of writing – and therefore reading – around the world. We will be looking at the maj […]