Finding an attorney when you need to prepare or review a writing or publishing contract is not always easy, especially if you live and work outside most major cities. Often, it isn’t that there are no literary a […]

After passing the California Bar Exam, I attended the swearing-in ceremony before the California Supreme Court. In a speech to the crowd, one of the Supreme Court justices advised that the most common mistake made […]

Member Benefit #1

We recommend that you start with Make the Most of Your Membership: A Quick-Start Guide to NAIWE. This handy guide provides a brief overview of the benefits you receive, along w […]

Books by well-known authors who have died are still read. Why do their words still matter to generations of today?

Prepare for the Writing Challenge

During Words Matter Week, we host a writing […]

The proverb about March is “In like a lion, out like a lamb” and usually refers to how the weather behaves. But for us here at Artemesia Publishing March is “In like a lion” because of the new cozy mystery […]

Have you heard insincere words that caused you to rethink the character of the speaker? Was it the tone of voice, the actual words? What made you doubt the sincerity of the words?

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Becoming a writer isn’t for the faint at heart or thin-skinned. Rejection is a given on the path to becoming an author.

What many would-be authors don’t know is that rejection happens for many reasons, sev […]

What is your favorite quote? What words in it make it your favorite quote?

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During Words Matter Week, we host a writing challenge. Each day we will post a question on […]

Dialogue Tag or Action Beat?

What is the difference between a dialogue tag and an action beat? Why do they matter and why should we know how to format them?

Dialogue tags help your reader understand what is […]

Word Choice. Inner Thoughts. Open Book. What do these three have in common?

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During Words Matter Week, we host a writing challenge. Each day we will post a question on […]

Walk like you talk. How do your words reflect in your actions?

Prepare for the Writing Challenge

During Words Matter Week, we host a writing challenge. Each day we will post a question on our blog and […]

Words Matter Week, which is in its 15th year, is a holiday that is celebrated annually the first full week in March by the National Association of Independent Writers and Editors.

Words are the basis for […]

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 […]