Ruth E. Thaler-Carter, NAIWE Board of Experts-Networking
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 […]

There were a few recent changes announced to the Associated Press’ stylebook. Many of the changes focused on race, gender, and ethnicities.

Here’s a rundown of some of the updates to the 2019 AP style […]

Aside from the actual craft of writing, one of the best ways to improve your work (and generate more personal satisfaction and income as a result) is to harness the power of your dreams.

In this context, […]

Sometimes, when you’re creating a work, you find just the right quote, passage, or photo that you want to use that will underscore your point or bring something special to your work. Seeking permission to reuse t […]

I don’t know about you, but while I greatly enjoy writing, and I love to re-read my finished work (plus I metaphorically glow every time I hear the occasional “you changed my life”), I have never forgotten that […]

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

What aspects of publishing can be tu […]

Episode Title: Who are we writing for anyway?
In this second Writing from Behind the Curve blog, I want to extend the thinking that I commented on in Blog #1 for short stories and novels. Let’s talk about th […]

April Michelle Davis and the main male character Huntley in her young adult book A Princess in Disguise were the headliners at the Short Pump Town Center Crazy 8 on July 29, 2017. The more April Michelle […]

While my company does a technical proof of the layout as part of the formatting service we offer, we don’t do copyediting/proofing. The danger in proofing someone else’s work is that oftentimes, what may appear wr […]

December: National Write a Business Plan Month. As a freelancer, you are a business owner, so consider writing a business plan this month!

December 3: National Day of Giving. On the Tuesday after […]

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By Ruth E. Thaler-Carter, NAIWE Board of Experts-Networking
Owner, I can write about anything!®, Communication Central, An American Editor
For many of us, the few weeks from mid-October through late November […]

We wanted to get to know John McIntyre (NAIWE’s Grammar Expert) better, so last month we sat down with him. Here are some thoughts he shared with us.

What is one thing that you learned about your craft (or […]