Every writer finds themselves blocked from time to time. Maybe you’re overwhelmed. Maybe you’re tired. Maybe you’re just sick of telling the same old familiar stories from your own life.

Or maybe, like me, you […]

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.

What role do editors play in the publishing […]

I read a book that says writers can — and even should — write just about anywhere and everywhere. We should write in cafes, restaurants, and coffee shops; on buses, boats, trains, and planes; and where beauty sur […]

No author wants to be sued, but since self-publishing has become so common, writers who work-for-hire are particularly vulnerable.

And they know it.

When Marcia Layton Turner, the executive director of the […]

Many freelancers end up working with clients who are not an ideal fit for them especially at the beginning of their business, but bad clients and even toxic clients can still land in your lap as your business […]

New Mexico is a land of amazing sunrises and sunsets with a sky constantly changing colors and forms, mountains framing the background, and a desert that stretches across the mesa often giving the land a mystical […]

Summer is ending, the grain has been cut, and Jimmy Carlson and his family wait nervously for the arrival of the threshing machine. When it rumbles onto the farm, the whole neighborhood gathers for a […]

If you’ve got passion, a plan, and persistence, you don’t need an agent. The Indie Author Revolution: An Insider’s Guide to Self-Publishing is your friendly guide to the new era of self-publishing. Ev […]

One of the great things about fiction is the opportunity to step into someone else’s head and not only experience a new and different life, but to feel the excitement, anguish, and fear right along with the c […]

Hope all is well. I am excited to share this announcement of my new website, authorbillbutler.com

After receiving emails and comments from individuals whose lives have been changed for the better because […]

What is it like to be the jack of all trades but the master of none?

Is it fun?

It is rewarding?

These are the questions that come to mind as I am writing this.

There are many things that I have tried […]

It’s not always easy. We can get distracted, tired, anxious, frustrated, and sometimes wonder why we even bother writing. Still, many of us, including myself, would agree with Sylvia Plath: “You ask me why I spe […]

March: Small Press Month. Shine the light on many of the great authors, and publishing houses, around the world.

March 2: National Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day). This day is a motivational and […]