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11.14.19-ICL-Crossing-Over-Into-Writing-for-Adults

Crossing Over Into Writing for Adults

Writing for Children BlogBy Morgan LaneyNovember 14, 2019Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Throughout my career, I’ve written for children and for adults. My magazine work covers both. And I have books for kids and books for adults. For me, writing is about freedom. I…

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How to Avoid an Automatic Rejection

Writing for Adults BlogBy Morgan LaneyNovember 12, 20191 Comment

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > How to avoid an automatic rejection You’ve worked so hard to put together a submission package to an agent.  You don’t want to waste all that effort only to get an automatic rejection.  The best way to avoid…

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177: Browbeaten into Submission

PodcastBy Morgan LaneyNovember 11, 2019Leave a comment

176: Break into Publishing
November 22, 2019

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174: Assembling Submissions Package

PodcastBy Morgan LaneyNovember 8, 2019Leave a comment

174: Assembling Submissions Package
November 8, 2019

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Submissions: Preparing to Send

Writing for Children BlogBy Morgan LaneyNovember 7, 20193 Comments

Successful submissions require research and using my market guides. Putting time into pre-submission activities decreases the number of avoidable rejections.

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What Are Agents Looking For?

Writing for Adults BlogBy Morgan LaneyNovember 5, 20191 Comment

Each literary agent has unique interests, specialties, and dislikes. Your submission to each agent should be personalized for that person. Find out how.

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Betsy O. Borchardt

Published GradsBy Morgan LaneyNovember 1, 2019Leave a comment

The Casting of Crowns
November 1, 2019

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Interview with Emma Walton Hamilton – Institute for Writers

PodcastBy Morgan LaneyNovember 1, 2019Leave a comment

173: Interview with Emma Walton Hamilton
November 1, 2019

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Researching Agents

Writing for Children BlogBy Morgan LaneyOctober 31, 20193 Comments

Researching agents is the key to finding one that is a good fit for you and your work. Here’s what to look for in an agent and when you to run the other way.

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Building a Better Bibliography

Writing for Adults BlogBy Morgan LaneyOctober 29, 2019Leave a comment

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > What sources matter most? Today, we’re wrapping Research Month on the IFW blog. What good is all that research without a good bibliography? This article comes from our book SEARCHING: A RESEARCH GUIDE FOR WRITER. For more practical…

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122: Get Tense: The Plot Thickens

PodcastBy Morgan LaneyOctober 26, 2019Leave a comment

122: Get Tense: The Plot Thickens
October 26, 2018

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Madeleine McLaughlin

Published GradsBy Morgan LaneyOctober 25, 2019Leave a comment

Backyard Bug Band
October 25, 2019

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Research Never Stops

Writing for Children BlogBy Morgan LaneyOctober 24, 20193 Comments

Most successful writers are researching all the time. We just call it reading. Reading for exploration improves your writing in all kinds of ways—find out now!

Research Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them Part 2

Research Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them – Part 2

Writing for Adults BlogBy Morgan LaneyOctober 22, 20195 Comments

Paula Morrow reveals even more ways to make sure your research is working for you and not against you when you submit to editors. Read on for her insider tips.

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171: Pitfalls of Research

PodcastBy Morgan LaneyOctober 18, 2019Leave a comment

171: Pitfalls of Research
October 18, 2019

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4 Research Perils and Prevention

Writing for Children BlogBy Morgan LaneyOctober 17, 20194 Comments

Without parameters, research can send you down a rabbit hole you can’t afford to follow. Consider these 4 perils the next time you research a writing project.

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Research Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them – Part 1 | IFW

Writing for Adults BlogBy Morgan LaneyOctober 15, 20195 Comments

Famed editor Paula Morrow brings us Research Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them because research is essential whether you write fiction or nonfiction. Expert tips ahead!

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Finding Markets for Your Writing – Institute for Writers

PodcastBy Morgan LaneyOctober 11, 2019Leave a comment

170: Finding Markets for Your Writing
October 11, 2019

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4 Unexpected Benefits of Research

Writing for Children BlogBy Morgan LaneyOctober 10, 20194 Comments

Research is a necessity for any writer, but with it comes benefits in other areas of life that may surprise. Consider these benefits the next time you research.

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Steps on the Research Road Part 2

Writing for Adults BlogBy Morgan LaneyOctober 8, 20193 Comments

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > In last week’s post, Steps on the Research Road Part 1, Joan Broerman and Marie-Therese Miller shared tips for using books, online searches, and databases to research topics for our fiction and nonfiction stories. This article is just…

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