Whenever I hear about a fun writing tool, I have to try it out. Most recently I learned about a nifty headline analyzer from SpeakerNet News (a highly recommended weekly resource for professional speakers and […]

In their classic book The Elements of Style, Strunk and White called word clutter “the leeches that infest the pond of prose, sucking the blood out of words.”

You can start by eliminating extraneous phrases tha […]

Things break down. Muscles atrophy from lack of use, cars won’t start from lack of maintenance, and houses get messy due to lack of cleaning. Sometimes life just doesn’t go the way you plan, and the e […]

In business and in life, we tend to irrationally build things up in our heads and overcomplicate what’s in front of us. We tend to overthink what it takes to complete our next project. In reality, there’s only one […]

Back when I was on Facebook, I was scrolling through my feed one day when I encountered a meme that I found hilarious. It read:

I can’t stand people who can’t tell the difference between “your” and “you’re.” […]

Because your professional affiliations are part of your résumé, a “Member of NAIWE” badge image is provided so that you can add it to your social media profiles or other websites you own. Then when someo […]

Before detecting the passive voice and addressing how to change it to active, consider why you should care.

Active verbs will improve your writing (most of the time) because

active verbs declare who or […]

Everybody ought to have a Lower East Side in their life.  – Irving Berlin 

Robert Iulo has a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning from New York University. After retiring from a career with the City of N […]

On your bulletin board, of course!

Every freelancer’s office needs at least one bulletin board. My dear hubby mounted my bulletin board for me on the wall above my work desk, and it is precious to me.

What […]

We wanted to get to know Jake Poinier (NAIWE’s Freelance Expert) better, so last month we sat down with him. Here is what he shared with us.

Are there standards to setting the fee structure?

Setting a […]

Does it take all of our senses to bring a word to life? Explain.

Prepare for the Writing Challenge

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

For the most part, to produce feelings pertaining to a word, the word must be said or written. What are some other ways to feel a word?

Prepare for the Writing Challenge

During Words Matter Week, we […]