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Achieving Deep POV

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueOctober 2, 20183 Comments

The goal of deep POV is to give the reader a chance to be inside your character’s head. Discover ways to achieve deep point of view in your next story.

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Break Free from Pretending

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueSeptember 27, 2018Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > “Fake it ’til you make it. How many of us have heard that advice? Sometimes it’s a good thought. It doesn’t hurt to step out boldly sometimes, even when you’re not 100%…

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Strunk & White: The Elements of Style

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueSeptember 25, 2018Leave a comment

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog Virtually everyone calls it a “classic”—and with good reason Ask anyone for recommendations about books on writing and invariably someone will pipe up with, “Strunk & White—The Elements of Style!” Having somehow managed to arrive squarely in the middle…

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A Writer’s Book of Lists

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueSeptember 20, 2018Leave 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 I bought one of those journals where the pages have dots instead of lines, a bullet journal. I did it because my desk has a tendency to become a bunny…

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Stephen King: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft | IFW

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueSeptember 18, 20184 Comments

Stephen King’s ON WRITING: A MEMOIR OF THE CRAFT isn’t just a book about writing; it’s also a memoir, making it a must-read for all writers. Let’s find out why!

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Off the Beaten Path

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueSeptember 13, 2018Leave 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 might notice that the markets this week are off the beaten path, outside of what we normally think of when we’re considering markets for our work. Today, publishing is a massive…

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A Self-Publishing Primer

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueSeptember 11, 2018Leave a comment

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Yes, you really can do it yourself. I get asked fairly often why I chose the self-publishing route. Truth is, there are several reasons. First, it takes a lot to dissuade me, but my 217th agent rejection letter…

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Reconnecting with a Work in Progress

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueSeptember 6, 2018Leave 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 problems with writing is that it’s fairly difficult to complete a project in one sitting. It can sometimes be a bit easier with a picture book where the rough…

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Carroll Dale Short: A Writers Tool Kit-Institute for Writers

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueSeptember 4, 2018Leave a comment

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > A concise book of tips to improve your writing. What more do you need? Many years ago, in a city far, far away (okay, it was Hartford, Connecticut, if you insist on destroying the magic), I had the…

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Don’t Crash on the Rock of Talent

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueAugust 30, 2018Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > I have heard some people argue that good writing cannot be taught. It is innate or it simply doesn’t exist. Sure, they will argue, most people can learn to communicate competently through…

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Query Writing 101

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueAugust 28, 2018Leave a comment

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > When you’re ready to submit your novel to an editor or an agent, you start off by sending a one-page letter called a query. The purpose of the query is to make the editor or the agent request…

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Show Up To Learn

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueAugust 23, 2018Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > In-Person Learning For most writers, conferences and in-person workshops are gifts we give ourselves. Often these options aren’t cheap, but they let us get out of our homes and mix with other…

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Finding a Writing Course That’s Right For You | IFW

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueAugust 21, 20182 Comments

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > When you’re looking for further instruction on writing, you can take college classes, but that gets expensive and they’re held at specific hours that may be inconvenient. You can also learn a lot by going to a conference…

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Reading: Osmosis Education

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueAugust 15, 20183 Comments

Love of story isn’t the only reason successful writers are readers. Reading is one of the best writing teachers because it teaches us without us even noticing.

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10 Things That Make Editors Cringe

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueAugust 14, 2018Leave a comment

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Everybody knows to use spellcheck or Grammarly when going over their writing. However, the following mistakes aren’t generally caught by these two programs. And if you want to stop an editor’s eyes from rolling to the back of…

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Behind the Curtain

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueAugust 9, 2018Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Whenever you get a chance to watch a really good magician, it’s easy to get caught up in the wonder of what they’re doing. But if you’re an adult, and driven by…

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Getting the Most Out of a Writer’s Conference | IFW

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueAugust 7, 2018Leave a comment

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Whether you’re doing a day trip or going away for a weekend or more, planning will help you get the most out of a writing conference. You want to choose a writing conference that will help you at…

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Leaving the Nest

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueAugust 2, 2018Leave 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 an interesting sort of thing. You can spend years and years doing it, even getting published and paid, and there will still be a multitude of writing and publishing areas…

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Okay, I’ve Finished My Revision. Now What ? | IFW

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueJuly 31, 20187 Comments

Once you’ve finished your last big revision, what do you do now? You bask in the glow of a job well done. Then you get back to work. Your next steps are here.

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Revision: Revising By the Bones

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueJuly 26, 20182 Comments

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Some writers love outlines. They outline everything they write and feel it gives the story order and direction. Some hate outlines and feel that an outline makes a story rigid and lifeless.…

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