Many Americans have been trying to find ways to earn an income working from home since the start of the pandemic, but are finding it challenging. Whether it is because they are having a hard time adapting to the […]

Hatley – Copyedited

This 150-page book spans the history of a village within Marathon County, Wisconsin. Hatley: History of a Central Wisconsin Village includes many black-and-white […]

Welcome back – me, lol. A lot has transpired since around this time last year. So buckle up. I am planning on carrying out a weekly campaign tasked to ‘make sense of it all’. So get your questions ready. We will […]

So we can all agree that 2020 was a horrific, terrible year. (The heck with euphemisms like “challenging.”) That having been said, I am going to be glad to see it go back to Hell where it came from. And I am […]

January 2: National Science Fiction Day. American author and Boston University professor of biochemistry Isaac Asimov was born on January 2, 1920. He was best known for his works of science fiction and his […]

Creativity is a much-studied activity that no one truly understands. And some of what we don’t understand about it includes

how it occurs
what triggers it
how we can control it.

So in this post I […]

NAIWE writing prompt: Describe your favorite holiday food.

My heritage is French-Canadian and my mother is from Quebec province, and my absolute favorite holiday food is a traditional French-Canadian dish […]

We’ve all been there, scampering for sources. Somehow, they usually fall into place. For me, I always over-source, reaching out to many experts at the same time to ensure I receive comments from more than o […]

The Edge: Success Strategies for People Who Work with Words is a monthly newsletter that encourages and equips publishing professionals. It features information about NAIWE, professional development […]

One of the methods that have allowed me to accomplish all that I have done so far in my career is my emphasis on focus. Given all the opportunities and temptations that crop up in a typical day, it would be easy […]

For many of us, the few weeks from mid-October through late November are a form of calm before the storm. The holidays are coming up fast, and a lot of clients seem to slack off on work requests, creating a false […]

Related to the idea of making the most of any pre-holiday downtime is the companion concern of balancing work and family demands from mid-November through the end of the year. No matter what you celebrate, the […]

I’ve been writing professionally for more years than I usually care to remember, and I am still struggling to fully accept some basic truths that other professionals have been freely sharing every one of those y […]

It is wonderful to be a part of such a wonderful organization. I learned later in life that I have a love of writing and I have been given an opportunity to use my writing to be able to help others. I am, by […]