With over three decades in publishing, there have been a number of opportunities to talk about writing narrative nonfiction via lecture series, documentaries, televised media appearances, and invitations to […]

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 the cool air of autumn, the big, small town of Albuquerque is heating up! Bodies are piling up at the zoo — both inside and outside of the lion enclosure. Murder mystery lover in her spare time, and f […]

NAIWE is always coming out with new on-demand training!

We are doing this to help you learn about new services you can offer to further expand your multiple streams of income. Whether it be fiction writing, […]

Member Benefit #3

A feature of your NAIWE website is a blog where you can reach out to readers and potential clients with business breakthroughs, new books published, speaking engagements, articles, tips, news, […]

We wanted to get to know Leslie Truex (NAIWE’s Author Representation Expert) better, so last month we sat down with her. Here are some thoughts she shared with us.

What is a literary agent?

A literary agent […]

Ah, networking — an eternal topic for independent writers and editors.

I’ve been procrastinating about writing this column because it felt as if I had said everything about networking there was to say. Then two […]

Where the Caribou Still Roam chronicles Mueller’s travels in the distant corners of North America. More than an adventure travelogue, Caribou is a weave of personal memoir, environmental, and cultural comm […]

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 William Butler.

William Butler, an honor student at Syracuse University, a f […]

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

May 1: National Mother Goose Day. This day honors Mother Goose, the imaginary author of a collection […]

Mystery writer Marcia Rosen knows that the most powerful lines of William Shakespeare’s Tempest:

O wonder!
How many goodly creatures are there here!
How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,
That h […]

Member Benefit #2

You may have read about how a strong presence on the web can build your writing or service career, but you may not have wanted to spend a lot of time and money creating a website from the […]

Growing up in a minuscule town in eastern Kentucky, I was a good student, a teacher’s pet, and a bookworm.

Being a good student meant always having the right answer, and in English class, where I excelled, t […]

We wanted to get to know Marcia Rosen (NAIWE’s Public Relations and Book Marketing Expert) better, so last month we sat down with her. Here are some thoughts she shared with us.

What is it about crime that […]

True Treasure upgrades the way you think about your money, giving you intentional ways to make financial decisions based on your values and priorities. Through a rewarding process of soul searching and […]

Even a Pandemic Can’t Stop Love and Murder

Author: A.E.S. O’Neill

After having been set up in Iraq, Alby O’Brien is on the Iraqi hit list. Therefore, Alby is now hiding in southern New Jersey to avoid […]

Many freelancers end up working with clients who are not an ideal fit for them especially at the beginning of their business, but bad clients and even toxic clients can still land in your lap as your business […]

After landing on the moon . . . that could have been a fun location for a murder.

The Egyptian Pyramids, Eiffel Tower, or White House? They would be great locations for a good murder. In fact, they have […]

April: English Language Month. A month-long celebration of the uniqueness of the English language and all the learners working hard to master it.
April: National Poetry Month. Spend time this month writing, […]

The copyedit is the last stage in the process of bringing a manuscript to publication, and it is the last time the manuscript will be reviewed before being typeset and laid out in book format. All substantive […]