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Opening Lines: The Most Important Part of Your Story | IFW

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueAugust 1, 2017Leave a comment

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > A newspaper headline serves one purpose–to make you want to read the article beneath it. The opening sentence in a novel tries to do something similar. It should make you want to read the second sentence, which then…

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Should I Contact This Publisher?

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueJuly 27, 2017Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > As writers we can easily get caught up in the mode of looking for anyone who will accept us. This is especially true early on in our writing careers, but all publishers…

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Behold the Spider

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueJuly 20, 2017Leave 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 was recently at the Highlights Foundation and had the opportunity to read the guest book journal in my cabin. A couple of the guests talked about a large spider they cohabitated…

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The Plot Arc

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueJuly 13, 20173 Comments

A successful plot generally follows an arc. What’s that arc look like and how can it help you unlock your story’s potential? Jan Fields explains all.

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Succeeding with Digital Submissions

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueJuly 6, 20172 Comments

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > When I began submitting to editors, no one used email. Okay, I’m sort of old and no one actually had email. Submissions were sent through the postal mail, so they were typed.…

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Trade Secrets: Which Ones Should We Keep?

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueJune 29, 2017Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Recently I was watching a video where an artist was talking about “trade secrets” in art. He was recounting the times when he was just beginning in art and people would refuse…

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Revise Your View of Revision

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueJune 22, 2017Leave 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 love revision. In fact, for many, the rough draft is something to be rushed through to get to the real “fun,” the revision. I’m not one of those writers. I…

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8 Tips for Writer’s Websites

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueJune 15, 2017Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Creating a writer’s website can be daunting, especially if it’s your first.Does it have to cost a lot? Should you hire someone to design it? How often do you need to update?…

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Tips and Tricks for Planning a Series

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueJune 15, 2017Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > As of today, I have created three original series and written for several others where I had a fairly free hand in shaping the series beyond the original concept. I’ve worked on…

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5 Tips for Writing a Strong Synopsis | Institute for Writers

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueJune 8, 20171 Comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > For most writers, there are few things more reviled than writing a synopsis of a book manuscript or short story. What do you put in? What do you leave out? Why is…

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Time to Write

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueJune 1, 2017Leave 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 know folks who lament about not having time to write. They’d do it if they just had time. If they could quit work. If they didn’t have so much care-giving they…

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What Writers Should (and Should NOT) Spend Money on

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMay 25, 20172 Comments

What’s worth spending your money on as a writer and where should you NOT spend it? Jan Fields shares what to look out for when investing in your writing career.

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Can I Say This ? Copyright, Trademark, & Writers | IFW

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMay 18, 2017Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Writers often look at trademarked products or song lyrics or bits of poetry and ask, “Can I put this in my book?” The answer to that question can be complicated and rests…

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Exit Stage Left

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMay 11, 2017Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > As playwrights know, a script is made up of both dialogue and directions for movements on the stage. Good playwrights tend to trust the actors and directors to determine most of the…

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The Structure of Adventure

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMay 4, 20171 Comment

Does the plot of an adventure or action story differ from other genres? It’s important to know the rules when writing a new type of story. Let’s dig in!

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Within Reason

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueApril 27, 2017Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Within Reason People write stories for all kinds of reasons. Some do it to pass on experiences in their own life and family. Some do it to impart life lessons to help a…

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Finding Your Way to “The End”

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueApril 20, 20171 Comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > In a way, every story is a story of transformation. Circumstances change. Characters experience revelations. Challenges are met and overcome. The longer the work you’re writing, the more transformations are likely to…

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How to Make Your Good Muse Show Up

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueApril 13, 2017Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Along with writing, I also draw a bit and work with polymer clay. On some days, it seems I can draw or sculpt anything. My little clay creatures end up with charming…

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Sometimes, Ya Just Gotta Rhyme

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueApril 6, 20171 Comment

There are a lot of rhyming picture books published every year, but writing a rhyming picture book is not as easy as it looks. Get tips for writing in rhyme now!

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Let’s Talk Sources

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMarch 30, 2017Leave a comment

There’s nothing worse than finding out something is factually wrong in your work AFTER it’s in print. Here’s a primer on research resources and how to use them.

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