Job creep is a phenomenon in which employers continually require increasing amounts of work relative to the normal requirements of their operations (Wikipedia)

Copy editors catch grammar and spelling errors, […]

Lord,
Please forgive me for my sins.
Please forgive me for everything that I have done against you.
I do not deserve any of your blessings.
Thank You for giving me another day to live.
I thank You for my […]

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

December 26: National Thank-you Note Day. It is a day to get some note […]

English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers employ various techniques to make language learning engaging and effective. One common approach involves using storytelling to illustrate grammatical concepts such as […]

Oftentimes, a year may go by without very many remarkable copyright cases. However, this year, several cases have come to the fore that authors should know about.

Hachette v. Internet Archive: This case, first […]

All I ever wanted to be was a freelance writer. My high school yearbook lists my future career as a freelance writer of fiction and nonfiction. However, fate turned my path in a slightly different, albeit related, […]

Lord,

Thank You for the experience and the blessings that You gave my wife and me during our trip to the beach on Friday Night. 

It was a great time and very exciting when my wife caught her first fish, and […]

Confession: I use Grammarly. I know other writing professional who also use it. But Grammarly, ProWriting Aid, and PefectIt will never replace an editor. Despite the unlimited capacity of AI, there are a few […]

Dear Lord,

Today is the 5th anniversary of the business,

I want to thank You for your blessings on the business, which has survived for this long.

Yes, it hasn’t been that successful like many other […]

Dear Lord,

Thank You for talking to Atlas and Adapt Forward on Monday.

Even if there are no results or job offers from either company, I am thrilled and excited about the interviews.

Thank You for getting […]

Our Father,

I thank you for giving me another day to live.

I did wake up feeling a little dizzy.

However, I know that I am good to go.

I pray for the people in the accident around the circle.

Please […]

Lord,

I am going to dedicate my time to the business.

Whatever happens, happens.

As I mentioned in the entry yesterday, one of the reasons why the business is not succeeding or thriving is because I am […]

On the surface, this is a ridiculous question, isn’t it? Writing is work, oftentimes hard work. Writing is a job. When you have a job, you get a paycheck.

Now I know writers can be precious with their wr […]

Heavenly Father,

I am learning a lot by reading “Creativity Inc.” by Ed Catmull.

It has opened my mind to ideas I can implement in our business.

Sometimes, I think the business is not flourishing because […]

Dear Lord,

Please forgive me for my sins against You and my family.

I pray that You will please forgive me and clean me.

I pray that You will come into my heart and save me!!

I have asked several times […]

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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 […]