Copyediting Dialogue: Shaping Purposeful Communication Editing dialogue goes beyond mechanical editing, partly because people, and thus characters, don’t always speak in grammatically correct ways. Not o […]

Book Review: Psychosis Diagnosis 2025 NAIWE Genre Fiction Winner   Author: Nikki Minty Monroe Morgan has been waiting to turn eighteen and move out of his mother’s rundown sh […]

WMW 2026 Writing Challenge Day 5 Writing Challenge Day 5 Words may contribute to our personal and business success. What meaning for a word would you use or create that would bring […]

WMW 2026 Writing Challenge Day 4 Writing Challenge Day 4 Effort and achievement go hand in hand. Both produce results whether it be a step in the right direction or the final product. […]

WMW 2026 Writing Challenge Day 3 Writing Challenge Day 3 Improvement rests on the individual, and the degree of improvement varies with the individual. How do you discover your niche […]

WMW 2026 Writing Challenge Day 2 Writing Challenge Day 2 Many times with progress comes the feeling of relief. Write about a project where you personally experienced the alignment of […]

WMW 2026 Writing Challenge Day 1 Writing Challenge Day 1 What does continual growth represent for you with regards to the building of business revenues?   Prepare for the Writing […]

Words Matter Week Begins Today! Words Matter Week, which is in its 18th year, is a holiday that is celebrated annually the first full week in March, and the National Association of […]

Days to Celebrate in March March: Small Press Month. Shine the light on many of the great authors, and publishing houses, around the world. March 1-7: Words Matter Week. Words are […]

Words Go a Long Way “Use your words.” Have you ever heard someone say this to you or to others? I know that I am regularly saying this to one of my children. At NAIWE, we […]

Member Benefit: Discount on JPASS Annual Membership Member Benefit #37 JSTOR offers access to a vast collection of scholarly content, and with its personal subscription, JPASS, you can easily access the […]

Book Review: Speak Her Name 2025 NAIWE Book Cover Design Winner   Author: Mary Jumbelic When first looking at the book cover, the contrast of the red with the dark […]

Jennia D'Lima, NAIWE's Creative Nonfiction Expert We wanted to get to know Jennia D’Lima (NAIWE’s Creative Nonfiction Expert) better, so last month we sat down with her. Here are some thoughts she shared […]

Days to Celebrate in February February: National Self-Check Month. Take charge of your health, and increase your odds of avoiding chronic diseases or other preventable […]

4 Tips to Turn Your Networking into Life-Changing Success Like in many other professions, an author typically needs to be able to forge business relationships to make a living from writing. Whether you’re i […]

NAIWE in Public View What was all the buzz about at the Hanover Book Expo 2025? Authors listened attentively to hear how the National Association of Independent Writers and […]

Member Benefit: Discount on Institute of Professional Editors Limited Events Member Benefit #36 The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) is the professional association for Australian and New Zealand editors. It exists to […]

Laura Pennington Briggs, NAIWE's Business of Writing Expert We wanted to get to know Laura Pennington Briggs (NAIWE’s Business of Writing Expert) better, so last month we sat down with her. Here are some thoughts […]

Tracking Your Website and Blog Stats: What You Can Learn “Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect.  There will always be challenges, obstacles, and less-than-perfect cond […]

Make the Best Use of Your Editing Budget: A Pre-Editing Checklist By the time you hire a copyeditor, academic evaluator, or proofreader, you may be eager to be done with your project and feel like dumping it directly […]