Mystery Elements: The Satisfying Ending
Mysteries are rarely open-ended because the very nature of how mysteries work requires closure to be successful. So let’s think about what makes for a good mystery ending.
Mystery Elements: Double Duty Dialogue
Dialogue is important in virtually every story you’ll ever write, but in mysteries that importance (and difficulty) is compounded by the use of dialogue in relation to clues.
Building Your Author Press Kit
Kelli Panique gives tips for what to include your author press kit to make it easy on you and your contacts.
Put on Your Mystery Thinking C.A.P.
Jan Fields shares her process for writing mysteries for readers of all ages.
Winning Mysteries
Jan Fields reveals how to write a winning mystery for readers of all ages.
Getting the Most Out of a Writer’s Conference Part 2 | IFW
Karen Hammond offers tips and tricks for getting back in the swing of attending writing conferences.
Freedom of Speech: What Does It Mean for Writers ? | IFW
Jan Fields explains Freedom of Speech and what it means for writers
Getting the Most Out of a Writer’s Conference Part 1| IFW
Karen Hammond is getting us in tip-top shape for a return to in-person writing conferences.
Can I Do That ? Writing Difficult True Stories | IFW
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > WRITING DIFFICULT TRUE STORIES One of the most compelling types of writing for many is telling true stories from the writer’s own life, in other words, writing a memoir. Memoir writing isn’t…
Tough Topics in Fiction for Kids
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > TOUGH TOPICS IN FICTION FOR KIDS Today, many children’s books do not take place in an idealized world where children are always loved, cared for, and healthy. Instead, some writers set their…
Writing About Painful Subjects
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Pandemic. Who hasn’t heard that word by now? Since early 2020, news about the global spread of the deadly virus known as COVID-19 has dominated the news. We’ve heard about millions of…
Writing Poetry for Magazines
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > WRITING POETRY FOR MAGAZINES Magazines, both print and online, tend to be some of the very best opportunities for children’s poets to break into print. Poetry collections are a tough sell to…
244: Industry Insider Tips from Hannah Holt
244: An Interview with Hannah Holt
May 21, 2021
From a Nonfiction Idea to a Magazine Sale
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Writing nonfiction for magazines offers a publication opportunity for many writers. Nonfiction is used by more magazines (and more publishers, in general) and it helps writers build skills in research, organization, and…
Writing Children’s Magazine Fiction
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > For writers who love short stories, there are a few potential markets. Testing companies use short stories in reading tests, but connecting any given story to a testing company is close to…
Six Tips for Writing Tantalizing Titles
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > When you think about all of the writing elements that need to come together to make a successful magazine story or article, it might seem as if the title is the least…
From a Nonfiction Idea to a Magazine Sale
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > WHY TRY WRITING FOR CHILDREN’S MAGAZINES? Magazine writers can easily slip into a Rodney Dangerfield level of moaning about a lack of respect for the genre. For many, writing for magazines is…
Why Try Writing for Children’s Magazines?
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > A look at what’s great about magazines Magazine writers can easily slip into a Rodney Dangerfield level of moaning about a lack of respect for the genre. For many, writing for magazines…
Let’s Talk About Now
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > April 2021 is almost over and many writers are feeling a little discombobulated. The past year has been challenging, but change is coming, and we have questions. Should we start sending out…
Explaining STEM and STEAM
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > If you’ve spent much time reading guidelines recently, especially those for educational publishers, you’ve almost certainly run across one of two acronyms related to nonfiction: STEM or STEAM. STEM stands for science,…