As I was finalizing a manuscript I edited for a nonfiction author, I hired a proofreader to give it a final check. (I knew I’d read it too many times myself.) What she found humbled me. I thought I had a good h […]

The year is 2017, and a crisis of cata­strophic proportions is in the making. A conflict over oil has brought China and Japan to the brink of war — igniting a global chain reaction; the Saudi A […]

Today more than ever, the title of a book (and its cover) can have a bigger effect on the success of a book (or a brand) than almost anything else. In some cases, savvy publishers do little more than give an […]

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

First Week in May: Small Business Week. Small businesses account for half of America’s workforce, and […]

A lot goes into launching a successful writing business, and networking can be one factor in that success. This post focuses on the networking aspect of your writing work.

Writers might not think of networking […]

The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation is a non-profit organization that inspires a culture of kindness in schools, homes, and communities. It encourages acts of kindness by providing resources to people who are […]

If you have published a book, you may mail autographed copies to NAIWE headquarters. When new members sign up to support a member, they will receive a copy of a member’s book, along with a request that they p […]

We wanted to get to know Kristen Fischer (NAIWE’s Journalism Expert) better, so last month we sat down with her. Here is what she shared with us.

What types of questions add to the sto […]

When it comes to selling or buying a home, what you don’t know can hurt you. With Ivy League educations, business and legal backgrounds, and over 20 combined years’ experience as REALTORS®, authors Hans […]

My attention was recently drawn to an article in Ragan Report (great resource for communicators) that puts the “Top 25 Grammar and Language Mistakes” in your face.

This handful of grammar glitches stood out for […]

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 U.S. Postal Service processes 6,050 mail pieces every second, employs more than 8 million people, and is part of a $1.3 trillion mailing industry that envelops most of the known world.

This p […]

Whenever I hear about a fun writing tool, I have to try it out. Most recently I learned about a nifty headline analyzer from SpeakerNet News (a highly recommended weekly resource for professional speakers and […]

In their classic book The Elements of Style, Strunk and White called word clutter “the leeches that infest the pond of prose, sucking the blood out of words.”

You can start by eliminating extraneous phrases tha […]

Things break down. Muscles atrophy from lack of use, cars won’t start from lack of maintenance, and houses get messy due to lack of cleaning. Sometimes life just doesn’t go the way you plan, and the e […]

In business and in life, we tend to irrationally build things up in our heads and overcomplicate what’s in front of us. We tend to overthink what it takes to complete our next project. In reality, there’s only one […]

Because your professional affiliations are part of your résumé, a “Member of NAIWE” badge image is provided so that you can add it to your social media profiles or other websites you own. Then when someo […]

Before detecting the passive voice and addressing how to change it to active, consider why you should care.

Active verbs will improve your writing (most of the time) because

active verbs declare who or […]