New Mexico is a land of amazing sunrises and sunsets with a sky constantly changing color and forms, mountains framing the background, and a desert that stretches across the mesa often giving the land a mystical […]

February: National Self-Check Month. Take charge of your health, and increase your odds of avoiding chronic diseases or other preventable diseases.

February: Free and Open Source Software Month. Recognize the […]

Murder, mystery, and auditory hallucinations. Murder at the Zoo by M. Glenda Rosen grabs your attention right away and pulls you into the puzzle of Miranda’s life. The perspectives of famous murder mystery […]

Member Benefit #41

The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition is the official source for APA Style. With millions of copies sold worldwide in multiple languages, it is th […]

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A clever, intriguing and gripping new cozy mystery filled with exciting twists and turns, bizarre murders and fascinating characters […]

The audiobook market is one of the fastest-growing segments of the publishing industry. According to the Audio Publishers Association, it grew an estimated 24.5% from 2017 to 2018. This included self-published […]

Your first sentence, your first paragraph, should grab your reader . . . maybe even by the throat, like a good murder!

Writing a mystery book or series is akin to putting together a puzzle with a thousand […]

Reflecting on 2022 and the members that make up the National Association of Independent Writers and Editors (NAIWE) makes me so proud to be in the publishing industry!

Honored to be your representative and as […]

From the early days of the Minnesota lumber industry comes Mike Stoesz’s Walter Meets Mack, a historically accurate young adult novel of growth and discovery. At a time of immigration and change, a young […]

January 2: National Science Fiction Day. American author and Boston University professor of biochemistry Isaac Asimov was born on January 2, 1920. He was best known for his works of science fiction and his […]

Today’s podcast episode is a Member of the Month episode, where we get to know one of our fellow NAIWE members.

Our guest today is Charlene Dietz.

Charlene’s professional career started as a teacher in ele […]

It is with great sadness that NAIWE shares with its members that Kajli Prince, our Tax Expert, died on October 22, 2022.

Prince had a passion for the NAIWE mission as an author of a bestselling book Knowledge […]

Member Benefit #37

Spoken Word Transcription Services allows authors the freedom to escape from sitting behind their keyboards. Spend your energies on the creative process and let Spoken Word handle the typing. […]

We wanted to get to know April Michelle Davis (NAIWE’s Executive Director) better, so last month we sat down with her. Here are some thoughts she shared with us.

What does NAIWE offer its members to aid in […]

Knight Light

Author: Claudia Riess

A world chess champion is found dead. The cause of death remains mired in controversy when, three-quarters of a century later, a letter of his that could rock the art […]

Prepare yourself for a hilarious, adventurous romp through the herky-jerky 1950s—the era of Elvis, the bop, poodle skirts, and the magical, coming-of-age journey of high school junior, jokester, and a […]

According to a 2022 Gallup report, employee engagement in the United States experienced an annual drop for the first time in a decade — falling from 36% engaged employees in 2020 to 34% in 2021. This downward t […]

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

December 26: National Thank-you Note Day. It is a day to get some note […]

We encourage everyone in the publishing industry to belong to two professional organizations. The first is a large, general, career-building association such as NAIWE, and the second is a smaller craft- or […]