How much does a writer for your local advertising weekly earn? How much does J.K. Rowling earn?

What’s the reason for the difference?

In my view, there are primarily two reasons.

First, popularity. A lo […]

One of the biggest mistakes that a creative professional can make is to blur the line between creative efforts and business efforts. You don’t expect a doctor to diagnose every person she meets. You don’t exp […]

August has always been an awesome month for me. It’s my birthday month. (Shout out to my fellow Leos.) It’s the month that I experienced my first kiss. It’s the month I survived what should’ve been a life-en […]

Each member receives a website on the NAIWE website. You may have read about how a strong presence on the web can build your writing or service career, and you may not have wanted to spend a lot of time and money […]

One of the things that got me interested in full-time freelance editing was my involvement with a nonprofit organization here in the city where I live. I initially became involved with them when I saw a job […]

I hope all of my NAIWE colleagues are holding up in the throes of the coronavirus crisis. I have two webinar presentations coming up this month that might help:

“Survival Tips for the Current Crisis,” 7–8 […]

Episode Title: It’s not too late!
Welcome to Writing from Behind the Curve. This blog is written to encourage, persuade, cajole, or reason you into the world of the written word—your written word! My premise i […]

Episode Title: A live example of the writing process!
Up until now, I have taken you through a number of the key considerations that apply to writing your first story. And, hopefully, I have persuaded you […]

Hello, everybody!

In my last post, I told of how I got an unexpected editing gig when the church I attend had me edit the descriptions of its spring small groups, which will be held via Zoom. The descriptions […]