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 […]

How to Choose a Freelance Editor An editor can bring out the best in a book or manuscript, but for this to happen, you must choose the right type of editor for the job. Although there […]

Blog Strategically: How to Get it Done and Get it Read“What a waste of time,” grumbled a writer at a recent conference. He was responding to yet another speaker’s suggestion that a blog is one of the simpl […]

20 Secrets of Blogging Success Ever wonder how successful bloggers got where they are? If you’d like to start or improve your own blog and turn it into a really useful tool for g […]

Days to Celebrate in January January 2: National Science Fiction Day. American author and Boston University professor of biochemistry Isaac Asimov was born on January 2, 1920. He was […]

6 Irresistible Reasons to Stop Explaining Yourself Writers and freelance editors often have to deal with naysayers and critics who can’t imagine why they don’t just get a “real job.” It can be hard to […]

7 Telltale Signs It’s Time to Get Over Yourself and Get Support As freelance writers and editors grow more successful, they often find themselves becoming scattered and busy with tasks that aren’t directly related t […]

Member Benefit: Discount on House of Design Web Services Member Benefit #34 Shaila Abdullah has over a decade of experience designing websites for authors. Being an award-winning author herself, she understands […]

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

Days to Celebrate in December December: National Write a Business Plan Month. As a freelancer, you are a business owner, so consider writing a business plan this month! December 2: […]

Guilt-Free Vacations I just got back from a much-needed vacation in the Caribbean. It was the first time in a long time that I barely touched my laptop while out of the […]

Member Benefit: Discount on the Hot Sheet Member Benefit #33 Anyone working in today’s publishing industry is in a double bind. Not only is an editor expected to hit deadlines and produce c […]