Image by Tumisu from Pixabay By Drew Becker, www.realizationpress.com Reading well-crafted works is one of the greatest delights for readers and authors. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a fact of life and we need to learn how to thrive with it while promoting ethics in writing. Recently, working with a group of writers critiquing each other’s work, we determined that one member used to write the first few chapters of her book. She was young and some other members suggested we ignore [...]
Photo by Matthew Ball on Unsplash By Don Vaughan, www.donaldvaughan.com Triangle Association of Freelancers (TAF) was formally established in 2003. But the organization’s roots run much deeper. I had been teaching a class for novice freelance writers through Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh, and quickly realized a need for additional mentoring among some of my more promising students. We started meeting monthly to discuss their work, and as our numbers grew, I wondered if [...]
By Mike Rumble, www.rumblesrumblings.wordpress.com I sat in a business seminar one time, and heard it said that “An organization is only as good as its leadership.” When it comes to TAF, we are very blessed to have Don Vaughan as our founder and the driving force behind the organization. I swear that if you look up “freelancer” in the dictionary, Don’s picture will be next to it. The highlight of 2023 was that it was TAF’s 20th anniversary. One of the upcoming highlights [...]
Photo by skynesher on iStock By Elaine Klonicki Triangle Association of Freelancers, Inc. (TAF) is proud to announce Write Now! 2024, TAF’s 14th freelance writers conference on April 27. The annual spring writing symposium will be held at the McKimmon Conference & Training Center at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC. This year’s offerings include something for everyone, and not one but two keynotes! AMY JONES is the editor-in-chief for Writer’s Digest. Prior to [...]