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Latalya Russell Winners Circle

Latalya Russell

Contest WinnersBy Kelli PaniqueJune 14, 2024Leave a comment

3rd Place: DOES IT HAVE TO BE YOU

Conflict and Your Story Machine

Conflict and Your Story Machine

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueJune 13, 20242 Comments

Discover how the conflict the main character of your manuscript faces is the little piece of the story machine with the biggest impact on your reader.

Convey Emotions Through Dialogue

Convey Emotions Through Dialogue

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueJune 11, 2024Leave a comment

Dialogue is a powerful tool for conveying emotions. To write emotional dialogue that rings true, use these pointers from IFW Instructor Victoria Sherrow.

Plot What's At Stake

Plot: What’s At Stake?

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueJune 6, 20242 Comments

Plot moves forward as pressure is applied to characters to motivate them to act. Pressure in a story is all about the stakes. Are your stakes high enough?

Nicole Groeneweg Winners Circle

Nicole Groeneweg

Contest WinnersBy Kelli PaniqueMay 31, 2024Leave a comment

4th Place: HAPPY IN NATURE: THE STORY OF EARTH DAY FOUNDER, GAYLORD NELSON

Worldbuilding and the 3 Stages of Writing

Worldbuilding and the 3 Stages of Writing

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMay 30, 2024Leave a comment

Many writers think worldbuilding is only for fantasy and sci-fi, but it’s important for all stories. Consider worldbuilding in these 3 stages of writing.

Get Started Worldbuilding

Get Started Worldbuilding

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMay 28, 2024Leave a comment

Good worldbuilding is an art. Writers must convince readers to live in their world. This writing exercise will help you build a world they won’t want to leave.

Irene Bennett ICL Published Grad

Irene Bennett

Published GradsBy Kelli PaniqueMay 24, 2024Leave a comment

Battle of the Artisans: Making the Bells of Marquis Yi

May 24, 2024

4 Ways Setting Acts with and As Character

4 Tips for Efficient Worldbuilding

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMay 23, 20241 Comment

Worldbuilding is the process of making decisions about setting and systems for a story. Check out these four tips for efficient and effective worldbuilding.

Nicki Jacobsmeyer Winners Circle

Nicki Jacobsmeyer

Contest WinnersBy Kelli PaniqueMay 17, 2024Leave a comment

3rd Place: RISE OF AN UNDERDOG

4 Ways Setting Acts with and As Character

4 Ways Setting Acts with and As Character

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMay 16, 20241 Comment

Setting can seem like a character all on its own, but only if the writer allows the setting to do its job. And that requires both research and imagination.

What is Worldbuilding

What is Worldbuilding?

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMay 14, 20242 Comments

Every story we read will take place in a world and readers need to be immersed in it. Here are the elements of worldbuilding—no matter what genre you write.

Tom Gauthier Published Grad

Tom Gauthier

Published GradsBy Kelli PaniqueMay 10, 2024Leave a comment

A Voyage Beyond Reason

May 10, 2024

Worldbuilding for Everyday Worlds

Worldbuilding for Everyday Worlds

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMay 9, 20241 Comment

Worldbuilding is something every fiction writer needs to think about to create believable scenes rooted in a setting in such a way that readers feel it.

Angela Calabrese Winners Circle

Angela Calabrese

Contest WinnersBy Kelli PaniqueMay 3, 20241 Comment

1st Place: CRACK! CHICK! BOOM! THE STORY OF LEGENDARY JAZZ DRUMMER CHICK WEBB

Backmatter When The End Isn't The End

Backmatter: When “The End” Isn’t The End

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMay 2, 2024Leave a comment

Backmatter is becoming more popular in nonfiction and fiction picture books. It can include timelines, photographs, and indexes. Will it work for your book?

Showing, Not Telling, Backstory

Showing, Not Telling, Backstory

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueApril 30, 20241 Comment

Backstory may be necessary to fill readers in on the history of a character. Victoria Sherrow shares how to include it in ways that show and don’t tell.

The Ever Evolving Institute of Children's Literature

Keeping Up to Date with the Institute of Children’s Literature

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueApril 25, 2024Leave a comment

The Institute of Children’s Literature has a solid reputation for preparing students to be published. We adapt to ensure students are ready for the marketplace.

Writing Scams A Pair of Potential Problems

Writing Scams: A Pair of Potential Problems

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueApril 18, 2024Leave a comment

Writing scams aren’t new but with a new age of technology comes variations on old tricks. Here’s what two of these scams look like and how to avoid being duped.

How to Show Your Characters’ Emotions

How to Show Your Characters’ Emotions

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueApril 16, 2024Leave a comment

To show emotions, we need words and phrases that help readers feel what the characters feel. This post will teach you how to show your characters’ emotions.

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