The Battle of the Alamo has always intrigued me. Born and raised in San Antonio, I often stood in front of the Cradle of Texas Liberty and wondered about the military maneuvers that occurred during the 13 day s […]

Episode Title: First story considerations
This is my first blog to discuss the thought process that I am going through to initiate my new story. The challenge for me in this, of course, is to share enough to be […]

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If you are an editor and you are like me, most of your business comes from word of mouth and networking.

Ah, but one has to start somewhere.

That is where the cold email came in for me.

I periodically […]

From Publishers’ Weekly:

“YA author Julia Watts has been removed from the slate of authors participating in LitUp, a teen literary festival sponsored by the Knox County (Tenn.) Public Library that was ins […]

In 1884, Henry Navarro owned 520 acres of prime farmland in Atascosa County, south of San Antonio. The census reported that Henry was the head of a 10-member household that included his wife, five children, a ho […]

As newlyweds in 1861, Valentine and Martha Poole moved to Galveston. Though their roots were in New York, they had heard the thrilling stories of the Karankawa Indians and the pirate Jean Lafitte. The East Coast n […]

Born in Tennessee in 1808, Texas hero Albert Miller Lea graduated from the United States Military Academy (West Point) ranked third in his class. He quickly became a highly acclaimed engineer, soldier, and […]

We wanted to get to know MJ Courchesne (NAIWE’s Copyright & Permissions Expert) better, so last month we sat down with her. Here is what she shared with us.

In what situations must permission be ob […]

Howdy, this is Parson Rose. I am a story-teller who loves Texas History, and here is another inspiring true story from the Lone Star state.

It was Bing Crosby who first recognized the elite songwriting skills […]

When I first started out as a freelance editor in the fall of 2018, I charged by the page. It made sense, right? I did a number of jobs that way. I later learned that many editors charge by the hour, not the page, […]

We hear about networking all the time, but what is it—and why is it valuable to independent writers and editors? Why do it? How can you do it well? And what shouldn’t you do?

Done right, networking can cre […]

I am currently in three editors’ associations and I would be lost without them. If you are a freelance editor, I highly recommend that you at least join one and try it out for a year.

One fellow member of one […]

Experimenter (2015)
Director: Michael Almereyda
Writer: Michael Almereyda
Stars: Peter Sarsgaard, Winona Ryder, John Palladino, Anthony Edwards, Jim Gaffigan

Peter Sarsgaard plays Dr. Stanley Milgram who in […]

As Thin as You Think: Discover the Keys to Unlocking Your Weight Loss Power will unlock the door to permanent and pain-free weight loss, a lifelong healthy relationship with food and with yourself, […]

May: National Get Caught Reading Month. Wherever you go, the campaign challenges you to get caught reading.

First Week in May: Small Business Week. Small businesses account for half of America’s workforce, and […]