A recently launched WordPress plugin has presented me with an opportunity to mount a soapbox and recommend better work habits.

I was just reading about a plugin that removed distractions while writing in […]

December: National Write a Business Plan Month. As a freelancer, you are a business owner, so consider writing a business plan this month!

December 1: National Day of Giving. On the Tuesday after […]

That would be my current advice to anyone. We are never too old to learn.

Take my mother, for example. She learned how to use a computer with a Windows-based system when she was in her 50s. When she was in her […]

It’s a familiar story: you’ve launched your first self-hosted WordPress site. You got the domain, set up a hosting account, installed WordPress, and set up your site. Everything looks great.

But then the hon […]

As a NAIWE member, you may guest post on the NAIWE blog. Articles should be between 500 and 1,250 words and of interest to our members. All guest posts will include a member byline and a link to the […]

Hello, readers! Yesterday was my 47th birthday. It’s hard to believe that I have entered my late 40s. Yikes! No offense to those of you who have had more birthdays than I have, of course…

As I reflect on my […]

A “black box” is a technical term that is used to describe devices, systems, or objects where you can observe the input and output but don’t really know what is going on behind the scenes.

Websites are a good […]

It’s going to happen—you’re going to do or say something stupid. And you’re going to apologize.

If you’re in the public eye in any way, it’s critical that when you make a mistake, you also make a heartfelt a […]

We wanted to get to know Brian Schwartz (NAIWE’s Self-Publishing Expert) better, so last month we sat down with him. Here is what he shared with us.

Can an author’s website be “one and done?” Or how can it be u […]

When I first began marketing my freelance editing business, I focused on editing biochemistry-related student theses and dissertations, mainly because I studied biochemistry and wrote a thesis on said subject many […]

In the olden days many author websites were set up as blogs first, with a few pages tacked on almost as an afterthought. Web design was easy in that era; you put a column of blog posts on the left, and a sidebar […]