By Ruth E. Thaler-Carter, NAIWE Board of Experts-Networking
Owner, I can write about anything!®, Communication Central, An American Editor
Related to the idea of making the most of any pre-holiday downtime is […]

I’m having a great time writing for two new outlets:
MetroWire Media St. Louis, a news company focused on commercial real estate –

St. Louis American newspaper –

The blog of one of my clients –

and, of […]

If you don’t subscribe to my ezine Word Tripper of the Week, you’re missing out on a regular opportunity to sharpen your word use skills. You’ll find easy explanations of confusing word pairings such as “acce […]

What can editors tell writers about improving their writing before they even begin the editing process? Here’s a summary:

Mistake #1. Being so self-absorbed as a writer that you’re unaware of the reader’s exper […]

My daughter Amber recommended The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix) to me because she knows I loved the period piece “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and I’m a chess nut. Good call on her part. After watching Episode 1: “Openin […]

In years past, writers who found themselves in the unfortunate position of finding their work infringed upon would have only one course of action: to take the infringing party to federal court to pursue damages […]

In this fun, fresh, fat-positive anthology, fat activist and sex educator Virgie Tovar brings together voices from an often-marginalized community to talk about and celebrate their lives. Hot & […]

As your editing business grows, your record-keeping should evolve.

What I mean by that is that your bookkeeping should become more organized, clearer, and (gasp!) more technological (read: MS Excel).

In the […]

March: Small Press Month. Shine the light on many of the great authors, and publishing houses, around the world.

March 2: National Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day). This day is a motivational and […]

Well, it is that time of year again…TAX TIME! Don’t you just love it? I am at least grateful that it falls in the dead of winter and early spring, rather than in the late spring or summer when the weather is […]

Your book will have the opportunity through a Book Chat interview to be featured on the NAIWE blog and podcast and in The Edge: Success Strategies for People Who Work with Words, one of NAIWE’s newsle […]

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

We hear that freelancers may be eligible for the Payment Protection Pr […]

One important aspect of being a freelance editor is to know what you can and cannot do. Specifically, what you are competent at.

My knowledge of my limits was severely tested this week.

I have a contract to […]

Over the five years leading up to 2020, the book publishing industry has experienced decreasing revenue as its products are increasingly replaced by digital substitutes. Although education and scholarly markets […]

Hooked On Minnesota is a valuable guide to Minnesota’s great wonders-from the bustling Mall of America to the untouched wilderness at the Boundary Waters. Dick Hill’s insights into Minnesota’s good […]

At the end of each month, NAIWE asks all of its members what they accomplished that month and invites them to post their accomplishments on their discussion board. I thought, Why not also blog about them?

My […]