On her way to work one summer morning, a beautiful young television anchorwoman vanishes without a trace. Precious little evidence remains: only her car and a few puzzling clues. Peer behind the […]

(Apologies to Melissa Manchester.)

My Zoom meeting this past week went extraordinarily well. I met, as I said last week, with a woman from my grad school alma mater. She was very enthusiastic about my work and, […]

Many publications have decided recently to capitalize the racial identifier Black. This is a perfect time to review this internal style question.

In the wake of nationwide protests over police brutality and […]

July 12: National Simplicity Day. Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12, 1817. Thoreau was an advocate for living a life of simplicity. In our busy lifestyles, National Simplicity Day is the time to take a step […]

I run three different websites with slightly different WordPress themes: my customer-facing portfolio, my freelancer-facing Dr. Freelance blog, and my publishing company for books about freelancing. Unfortunately, […]

I have come to love Zoom ever since the COVID-19 crisis hit our country. Who hasn’t?

I learned how to use it in April, when my church decided to conduct some small group Bible studies using the platform. I […]

Moses Austin was a dreamer. Much of his adult life was spent looking for the land of promise. But he never quite attained his goal. Whenever he got close to fulfilling his dream, he would lose it all. All, that […]

Posts on your NAIWE blog may be promoted in The Edge: Success Strategies for People Who Work With Words, which has a subscriber list of over 6,400, as of January 2020. Both members and prospective clients […]

I was recently inspired by God to search for more clients using existing clients, rather than just reaching out to people whom I don’t know from Adam.

In other words, last week I began sending “warm emails” […]

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

Does this edition have more changes than in past ed […]

A big “thank you” goes out to my friend whose work-related papers I edited earlier this month and late last month.

She suggested that my business become a contractor for her employer, and right now the cogs are […]

I’ve found that one of the first things you have to do when you decide to become a freelance editor (please don’t make me say “hang out your shingle”; I strongly dislike that expression) is tell your […]

Confederate Gold is an action-packed comedy, taking a serious look at the American Civil War through the eyes of reenactors in the twenty-first century. This fun, funny novel is a raucous run, rampaging […]

June 1: National Say Something Nice Day. Make the day pleasant for someone today by saying something nice.

June 2: National Leave the Office Early Day. This day is an incentive to many who often work more than […]

In my year and a half as a freelance editor, one of the many things I have learned is that freelance editing is not a nine-to-five job.

When you are given a project with a tight deadline, you often find […]