Sticking the Landing & Perfect Ending- Institute for Writers
The perfect ending is more than the point where you stop writing. It’s where everything you’ve written before pays off. Today, let’s revise and stick the landing.
The perfect ending is more than the point where you stop writing. It’s where everything you’ve written before pays off. Today, let’s revise and stick the landing.
Today, we use investment strategies to prioritize your writing and manage your time just like you would your money. Make a plan to dedicate time to your stories.
When writing for children, one of the toughest parts of any piece to write is the middle. Today we look at four revision tools to help you tackle the messy middle.
A big picture revision is to make sure your writing, whether fiction or nonfiction, engages the reader at the beginning, keeps the reader through the middle, and offers a satisfying ending.
Whether you’ve been away from your writing for a while or just haven’t been making as much progress as you’d like, here are some things to consider as you recommit to writing a novel.
Establishing an emotional connection is an important element to consider in writing a picture book. Jan Fields share picture books that have nailed emotional truth in their stories.
In picture book writing, getting started can be the hardest part. Jan Fields shares her go-to writing exercises for getting the writing motor revved up raring to go!
Personal essay writing offers endless opportunities for personal expression and publication. Find out how to write a personal essay that gets noticed.
Picture books are probably the most easily identified of all the children’s books. So, let’s answer four burning questions today about writing picture books.
Let’s look at the three most frequently asked questions about writing a children’s book in today’s market with answers from author Jan Fields.
Karen Hammond talks about how to write a short story. Let’s look at some of the elements making up a short story that will attract an editor’s eye.
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.