Today I passed the 100,000 word mark on a story I’m writing.

This doesn’t sound like much, but I’ve never written anything that long. Most of my novels are lucky if they hit 50,000, and while I’m not trying to […]

Molto Grande

Author: Dick Franklin

Plagues have taken the lives of many people of Little Ariccia, Italy, including the lives of six of the nine people in the Giordano family. Shortly thereafter, the […]

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

The past few weeks have been so exciting for this super-extrovert because it looks like in-person networking is back, and I’m loving every o […]

Member Benefit #29

Anyone working in today’s publishing industry is in a double bind. Not only is an editor expected to hit deadlines and produce compelling work, but they also have to be up to speed on i […]

Since January of 2021, my dear friend Sharon Fagan McDermott and I have been writing a book together. It’s a collection of essays, each on a different element of writing. Now, when we started this project, there w […]

Yes, this is a “boast post”! I can’t help it…I know it’s my first post but it’s so cool!

I’m excited to announce that I got 4th Place in NYCMidnight’s 2022 250-word microfiction contest! There were over 5000 […]

Wordsmithing Wordsmithing According to the Global Language Monitor, the English language has over a million words. The million mark was hit in June 2009. With so […]

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.

How is a freelancing business […]

Writing about scientific findings and data? You may not be coming through so strongly, according to a new report. But before you worry about your writing, consider the source of the insights: It’s from a c […]

Indexing is a form of writing—probably the only form of writing in which the goal is to get the reader out of your creation as soon as possible. A criterion of the American Society for Indexing’s (ASI’s) annua […]

A Passion To Teach: Fifty-Eight Years of Humorous, Weird, and Engaging Tales is mostly a series of stories about the author’s desire to be a teacher, working his way through college with terrible […]

April: English Language Month. A month-long celebration of the uniqueness of the English language and all the learners working hard to master it.
April: National Poetry Month. Spend time this month writing, […]

Whether you are a hobbyist or a full-time writer/editor, Hart’s Write Faster With Your Word Processor will help you work more efficiently while enduring far less headache. This text covers all of the bases from b […]

Member Benefit #28

Confusing and sloppy writing damages your company’s credibility and frustrates your customers. Grammarly helps you write clear messages every time.

NAIWE members receive over a $75 s […]

The power of a written word may begin with the beauty of the color that word illuminates. Do you find a powerhouse of colors in one word?

Prepare for the Writing Challenge

During Words Matter Week, we […]