February is all about emotions, specifically love because of Valentine’s Day. Emotions are one of the keys to a great novel. Without them, there is no connection between reader and story or reader and author. […]

Why Consider Self-Publishing? Part 1
A Little History
As we learn about self-publishing it’s important to know the path of those before us. The process seems easy now. It hasn’t always been that way.

Dan Poy […]

One of the most challenging aspects of being a writer or editor is working with somebody who is not very clear on what they want. Although as writers and editors, we generally know about how long it’s going to […]

Migraine is a common neurological disorder, whose attacks contains four distinct phases, one of which is a ghastly headache. Interestingly, though, it’s possible to have migraine attacks without the pain phase, a […]

The biblical number for God’s grace is five. For that reason, it’s one of my favorite numbers. God’s grace is what empowers me to do anything I do and especially to run my business. As I gathered with family on […]

Over the past year I published my memoir, My Gangster Father and Me, and received wonderful comments about it. The book won 1st place by Public Safety Writers Association for non-published version. Now working on […]

For decades, the literary world dismissed self-published authors as amateurs and hacks who lacked the talent to land a book deal. But that attitude gradually began to change with the rise of e-books and the […]

Have you ever wondered what is marketing? As NAIWE’s Branding and Marketing Expert, I thought it might be helpful for our members to define marketing terms, starting with the definition of marketing. It’s a term […]

NAIWE is open to all people. Our members are publishing professionals who have been in the industry for many years, and our members are also those just starting out or interested in joining the publishing […]

Take a look back at…

The release of my new sci-fi/horror novella JK-LOL
The release of And One Day We Will Die: Strange Stories Inspired by the Music of Neutral Milk Hotel (an anthology edited & publ […]

We often see unconventional storytelling methods used in fiction, like text bubbles, to-do lists, and playlists. But what about in memoirs? Author Jennifer Lang has successfully used a variety of forms in her own […]

To carry a load without resting, to be not bothered by heat or cold, and to always be content: These things we can learn from a donkey. – Pakistani proverb

The temperature is a brutal 108. There stands Jeb in h […]