Over the past year I published my memoir, My Gangster Father and Me, and received wonderful comments about it. The book won 1st place by Public Safety Writers Association for non-published version. Now working on […]

For decades, the literary world dismissed self-published authors as amateurs and hacks who lacked the talent to land a book deal. But that attitude gradually began to change with the rise of e-books and the […]

Have you ever wondered what is marketing? As NAIWE’s Branding and Marketing Expert, I thought it might be helpful for our members to define marketing terms, starting with the definition of marketing. It’s a term […]

NAIWE is open to all people. Our members are publishing professionals who have been in the industry for many years, and our members are also those just starting out or interested in joining the publishing […]

Take a look back at…

The release of my new sci-fi/horror novella JK-LOL
The release of And One Day We Will Die: Strange Stories Inspired by the Music of Neutral Milk Hotel (an anthology edited & publ […]

We often see unconventional storytelling methods used in fiction, like text bubbles, to-do lists, and playlists. But what about in memoirs? Author Jennifer Lang has successfully used a variety of forms in her own […]

To carry a load without resting, to be not bothered by heat or cold, and to always be content: These things we can learn from a donkey. – Pakistani proverb

The temperature is a brutal 108. There stands Jeb in h […]

Member Benefit #23

Bowker offers a wide range of tools and resources authors can use to publish and promote their titles. We make books easier to discover, evaluate, and experience — connecting publishers, a […]

You don’t have to be in business very long before you’ll have a conversation like this:

Prospective client: “What do you charge for X?”

You: “Honestly, it depends on how many words/pages X is.”

P […]

Now what? Indeed!

There are numerous options for authors today to get their books in print, but many people have a room full of good-looking printed books they wrote and wonder, “What do I do now?”

From tra […]

On January 14, my first-ever short-story editing gig goes out into the world. While I have 18+ years of editing/publishing experience to my name AND a solid 7 years of professional-level writing experience as […]