Carol Saucier
2nd Place: LUCY AND THE ASTEROIDS
Jan Fenimore
Dash to the RescueMay 14, 2021
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
Facebook 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 of your worries. After all, it’s…
Truth, Opinion, and How to Love Nonfiction Writing
243: Four Ways to Learn to Love Nonfiction
May 7, 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 > 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?
Why should you try writing for children’s magazines? Let’s look at the benefits of breaking into the magazine market. They just might surprise you!
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…
242: Launching a Story from a Title
242: Launching a Story from a Title
April 23, 2021
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,…
Focus and Slant: Key Elements for Nonfiction Success
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > It was early spring, and I was thinking about articles for January. As freelancers know, most publications plan issues months ahead, so we need to submit our queries and articles with that in mind. I decided to write…
How to Build a Good Mystery Part 1 – Institute for Writers
096: How to Build a Good Mystery Part 1
April 20, 2018
Top 3 Narrative Nonfiction Missteps – Institute for Writers
241: Top 3 Narrative Nonfiction Missteps
April 16, 2021
Johnny Ray Moore
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.April 16, 2021
Writing Nonfiction: Plans Are Essential
Writing by the seat of your pants may work for fiction, but one of the key needs of nonfiction is clear organization. Here’s how to get organize nonfiction.
What Should You Write? Choosing Your Best Nonfiction Ideas
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Nonfiction ideas truly are everywhere, and writers who focus on nonfiction need never say, “There’s nothing to write about.” We can delve into biography, history, science, sports, astronomy, autobiography, memoir, geography, technology, travel, pop culture, religion, health and…
240: Interview with a Writing Contest Judge
240: How Entering Contests Helps You
April 9, 2021
Stephanie Lape
Stephanie Lape is a prolific writer & editor. Discover her writing tips and techniques through her online courses & workshops at Institute for Writers. Dive in.
Narrative Nonfiction: Finding the Lesser Known Story | IFW
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Many new writers whose greatest goal is writing fiction shy away from writing nonfiction. They recall texts read as children without pleasure and don’t want to create material like that. But nonfiction…
Annette Miller
Praline DreamsApril 2, 2021
