Dear Lord,

Please take care of my daughter.
I pray that she gets better very soon.
Thank you for the dream that I had last night.
It is time for me to straighten up, follow you, and do the things that I have […]

This summer, NAIWE is challenging you and your fellow NAIWE members to be the best version of yourselves. You may personalize this challenge to fit your needs and summer goals. Choose a book to read that you […]

Most people associate editing with fixing punctuation and grammar mistakes, but it starts much earlier than that. In fact, if you start with the PUGS—punctuation, usage, grammar, and syntax—you’re wasting time […]

Dear God,

Please forgive me because I screwed up once again.

I have no excuse.

Please forgive me.

I do not deserve Your blessings.

I don’t pray for blessings for me, but for those who need […]

The Little Lion

Author: Nancy Wright Beasley

Laibale Gillman was naturally brave. At the age of four, he rescued his older brother from a large, ferocious dog by distracting the snarling animal with a rake […]

Thank you Lord for another beautiful day!

Thank You for letting me see this day and letting me open my eyes.

I thank you for your blessings and letting me work and provide for my family.

I also thank You […]

Developmental editing, also known as substantive editing, structural editing, or heavy line editing, can begin even before the author starts writing. The developmental editor may help plan the organization, […]

A. M. Palmer Literary Nonfiction

Thunderheads rolled in this morning, taunting the seekers of rain with their gray coolness. It’s monsoon season, but most locals are skeptical about the a […]

Dear Lord,

Thank You for giving me another beautiful day!

Thank You for giving me a chance to help in any way I can.

I do not want any of the glory, the BZ’s accolades, or the attaboys.

I like working […]

Member Benefit #6

NAIWE members are all listed in NAIWE’s free searchable database! The database can be accessed by members and non-members so instead of just hoping for traffic, you can have the confidence th […]

It’s never too early to market your book or build your author platform, even if your book isn’t written. But what is an author platform?

When I first learned about author platform, I thought it was a tagline, […]

Dear Lord,

Thank You for blessing me with another day!!

Even though it is cloudy outside, the day is beautiful.

I pray that my wife feels better!!

And if there is anything I can do to help, please let […]

Have you ever wasted too much time that could have been spent writing looking back to see how you spelled “okay”? Or maybe you couldn’t quite remember whether Viktor’s last name was spelled Frankl or Frankel […]

Lord,

Should I stress because I want to be

Famous
Rich
A leader
CEO
Owner of a multimillion-dollar company
In charge
In control

No Way!

I do not want any of this!!

They can have […]

Dear God,

Thank You, Lord, for letting me open my eyes and see this beautiful world You created.

Each day we can be a part of is a blessing from You.

I pray, Lord, that You forgive me for my sins.

I […]

Dear Lord,

I received shocking and sad news about my friend who passed away yesterday evening.

I can’t believe it!!

Life is so short and precious!

I need to enjoy the little moments

Look at every […]

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

Do you interview people for your nonfiction […]