How to Write a Short Story That Gets Noticed
Short story writing can be fun and rewarding. Karen Hammond shares tips for how to write a short story that will get noticed by editors and readers alike!
Short story writing can be fun and rewarding. Karen Hammond shares tips for how to write a short story that will get noticed by editors and readers alike!
For such tiny books, picture books are complex creations. Today, Jan Fields shares essential tips for writing children’s picture books that delight kids and adults alike!
Inspiration for writing lights a fire under writers and makes everything about the process easier and smoother. Let’s make inspiration work for you!
Inspiring connections for writers include connecting with role models, fellow writers, and writing instructors. Discover how networking can lead to writing success.
Feedback for writers is one of the most important tools needed to get from first draft to polished, submission-ready manuscript.
Writers are often asked where they get their inspiration. The key to getting inspiration for writing is less about finding it and more about recognizing it.
Do you need inspiration to write or does the act of writing bring inspiration? Victoria Sherrow shares how your writing process can inspire you to write a novel or story.
Having trouble finding inspiration to write? Jan Fields shares how to get inspiration and motivation to start writing. Dive in now!
The best writing goals are inspiring, flexible, and clear. Let’s talk about goals for writers and inspired goal setting tips for writers for the upcoming year.
A novel idea can give you an advantage in writing your novel and also in getting it published. Let’s talk about how to find killer ideas for your novel.
Everyone benefits from being able to communicate clearly and professionally through writing. So, it’s worthwhile to ask the question: How can an online writing class help a homeschool student who isn’t thinking about publishing as a future interest?
Hope doesn’t often produce a habit, action does. Let’s talk about how to build your writing habit.
Studying how a book is put together can help us with our own writing. IFW Instructor Kris Franklin shows us how to read like a writer.
Homeschooling families often make use of online courses to dive into topics of specific interest. Art, engineering, and science courses are frequent options, but writing courses also offer unique opportunities.
How do you handle character transformation in series books where readers fall in love with characters and expect to meet those same people, sometimes exactly the same people, book after book?
Grab a 3-ring binder and start creating a series bible with bestselling author Jamie K. Schmidt.
Each book in a series must somehow orient the reader to what is going on in the series overall and the specific book in hand. Today, we look at three ways to orient your reader.
Trade publishing recognizes a simple truth: when selling a series to individual readers, the first book gets the most readers. Jan Fields shares tips for increasing your series odds.
There’s a lot to consider when planning a series, author Jamie K. Schmidt shares her tips for planning your next successful book series.
All series books have a basic premise, something that links the books through time. Today we talk about how a good premise is interesting but also has repeatability.