Jeanne Grunert, NAIWE’s Branding and Marketing Expert We wanted to get to know Jeanne Grunert (NAIWE’s Branding and Marketing Expert) better, so last month we sat down with her. Here are some thoughts she […]

Days to Celebrate in October October: National Book Month. Curl up on the couch with a good book. October: National Reading Group Month. Gather a group of friends, and meet weekly to […]

How Freelancers Can Win on LinkedIn: A Practical Playbook For many freelancers, LinkedIn is an afterthought — a static resume that rarely gets updated. But used strategically, it can be a powerful engine for v […]

NAIWE: Enhance and Encourage Community Sometimes a freelancer has a question, but it is difficult to get an answer because many freelancers work alone and may not have connections within the […]

Book Review: The Galaxy According to CeCe 2024 NAIWE Middle Grade Winner   Author: Sherry Roberts Starting middle school and facing the unknowns that it presents can be difficult […]

Member Benefit: Discount on Introduction to Ghostwriting Member Benefit #31 Ghostwriting Professional Designation Program (GPDP) trains writers, journalists, and published authors to be book-industry experts […]

Jake Poinier, NAIWE's Freelance Expert We wanted to get to know Jake Poinier (NAIWE’s Freelance Expert) better, so last month we sat down with him. Here are some thoughts he shared with […]

Book Award Winner: Tong Ge Today’s podcast episode is a Book Award Winner episode, where we get to know a writer who won the NAIWE Book Award. Tong Ge won the 2024 Book Award f […]

Days to Celebrate in September September: Self-Improvement Month. Take some time to improve yourself. What class will you take or conference will you attend to improve your business self? […]

Why You Need Beta Readers and How to Find Them Beta readers, those early readers who stand in for our future audience, can be a valuable tool to employ before finalizing a manuscript for submission […]

Owning Your Voice: Personal Branding in a Machine-Driven World Are you finding it harder to attract clients to your portfolio or website? AI is reshaping how customers find us online. Google and Bing, the top […]

NAIWE Technology Updates Technology helps to produce a diverse array of new products. Some products are short lived, while others will be around for a long while. NAIWE members […]

Member Benefit: Discount on Geoff Hart’s Write Faster with Your Word Processor Member Benefit #30 Write faster with your word processor! Whether you’ve been using your word processor for years, or have just begun to learn a new p […]

New Home Brings New Networking Opportunities and Insights I didn’t think there was anything new I could say about networking, and then I realized that a recent big life change offered opportunities to think a […]

Days to Celebrate in August August: National Wellness Month. This month focuses on self-care, managing stress, and promoting healthy routines. August 3: National Play Outside Day. […]

Go Further with NAIWE! NAIWE members are freelancers, and freelancers are small businesses. Being associated with NAIWE gives our members buying power because our members have […]

Book Review: Saint Bloodbath 2024 NAIWE Narrative Nonfiction Winner   Author: Frederick Douglass Reynolds Police detectives’ cases are often entangled with drug ab […]

Member Benefit: Discount on Geoff Hart’s Effective Onscreen Editing Member Benefit #29 Most editors must now edit manuscripts on the screen (“onscreen editing”). Though the editing skills remain the same, transferring the […]

Let’s Talk Publishing When we begin writing our book, we envision it on the shelves of major bookstores sooner rather than later. We soon learn that’s not the reality of p […]

Days to Celebrate in July July 4: Independence Day. The day after the first anniversary of American independence, John Adams wrote a letter to his daughter Abigail about the […]