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5.9.19-ICL-Elements-of-Setting

Elements of Setting

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMay 9, 2019Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Every story takes place somewhere. Some take place in a variety of locations. Overall, we’ve become somewhat twitchy about setting. I’ve seen so many people say they don’t really want to get…

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Editing Scene Imagery to Move Your Story Forward | IFW

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMay 7, 2019Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > If you’re looking to increase the tension and keep readers turning the pages, become a master of story imagery. We’re told to have sensory details, and imagery descriptions to create a well…

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Setting the Stage: Scenes

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMay 2, 2019Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > All the world is a stage, and so is your story. When we think about a stage play, we normally think of it from the audience’s viewpoint and that means the brief…

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Six Step-by-Steps for Your Book Marketing Plan | IFW

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueApril 30, 2019Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Having anxiety about creating a book marketing plan? I did, and I’m a marketer. Going through that period of freak-out on my own novel project helped me understand, for the first time,…

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Getting Unstuck

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueApril 25, 2019Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Here’s the thing about writing. Eventually, no matter what else you do, you’ll get stuck. Just this week, I was stuck trying to come up with a sixth book idea for a…

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Top 3 Source of Writer’s Block (& How to Jump Over Them Now)

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueApril 23, 2019Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > At some point in a writer’s career, most struggle with writer’s block. If this is something you run into often, or if you’re struggling with an upsetting, first-time creative-brain hindrance, here are…

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Let’s Talk About Plot

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueApril 18, 2019Leave a comment

Many writers struggle with plot. Plot has to mix and blend characters, theme, premise, and more. So, let’s break down the essentials of plot.

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How to Avoid Writer’s Block

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueApril 16, 2019Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > We spend months, even years, weaving characters and conflicts into a story. We cut, tweak, and rearrange. Yet if someone asks what our story is about, we might be dumbstruck. “It’s about…

4.11.19-ICL-Check-Your-Clutter

Check Your Clutter

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueApril 11, 2019Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Like most writers, I’m prone to clutter. Clutter in my office with one deep drawer in my desk where I toss an alarming variety of things. And shelf clutter with all the…

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Breaking Through Writer’s Block

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueApril 9, 2019Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Stuck Is a Symptom, Not the Cause Whether you write for fun or profit, you likely have had this experience: You feel the adrenalin rush about a story idea. It is so…

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Yeah, It’s Work

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueApril 4, 2019Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Writing is work. Now, I’m not one of those who think writing is suffering or agony. Honestly, if it were agony, I’d do something else with my time to make money for…

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Live Long and Prosper with Verisimilitude and Suspension of Disbelief

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueApril 2, 2019Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > We’re all Captain James T. Kirk when we sit down to write. We boldly go where no man or woman has gone before—and we take readers with us.     The idea is…

3.28.19-ICL-Harnessing-the-Power-of-No

Harnessing the Power of No

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMarch 28, 2019Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > This week is mostly going to be story time, so let me share some with you. When I was younger and single, folks had a tendency to assume I had a lot…

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Falling in Love

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMarch 21, 2019Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Some writers create playlists for their books. Some do elaborate interviews with their characters. Some just can’t get started until they come up with names: name of the book, name of the…

3.19.19-IFW-Character-Arc-and-Conflict—You-Cant-Have-One-Without-the-Other

Character Arc and Conflict—You Can’t Have One Without the Other

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMarch 19, 2019Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > You can’t have one without the other. The only constant in life is change. If you need proof, try sticking to a daily schedule. I dare you. Real folks don’t live in…

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A Letter from Editor Eileen Robinson – Institute for Writers

PodcastBy Kelli PaniqueMarch 15, 2019Leave a comment

140: A Letter from Editor Eileen Robinson
March 15, 2019

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Dialogue Attribution: Small Thing, Big Effect | IFW

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMarch 14, 2019Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Dialogue is the favorite part of story writing for many authors. In dialogue writing, the author is able to give voice to the people the author created. Also dialogue is a favorite…

3.12.19-IFW-The-Forge-for-Your-Characters—Life-Experiences

The Forge for Your Characters – Life Experiences | IFW

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMarch 12, 2019Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Determining on your characters’ origin story. The literary term for life experiences is backstory. This is your character’s origin story. Why is it important to have one? Because everything that has happened…

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All Done, or Not?

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMarch 7, 2019Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > One of the most satisfying things about writing is finishing a book or story. That last line typed, that last period placed almost always brings a rush of accomplishment. If you’re like…

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People Aren’t Perfect – Your Characters Shouldn’t Be Either

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMarch 5, 2019Leave a comment

Characters are the foundation of your story and while characters are often created from similar molds, it’s their imperfections that draw us in.

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