7 Steps for Taking Your Work to the Next Level | IFW
055: 7 Steps for Taking Your Work to the Next Level
June 9, 2017
5 Tips for Writing a Strong Synopsis | Institute for Writers
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…
Debbie Brown
Amethyst Eyes , RebirthJune 3, 2017
8 Steps to Perfect Dialogue Format
054: 8 Steps to Perfect Dialogue Format
June 2, 2017
Time to Write
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…
What Writers Should (and Should NOT) Spend Money on
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.
Judy Snider
Goldy’s Baby SocksMay 20, 2017
052: Sounds Good to Me
052: Sounds Good to Me
May 19, 2017
Can I Say This ? Copyright, Trademark, & Writers | IFW
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…
R. Victoria Patterson
Welcome to the Winner’s Circle where we celebrate the success of our ICL students. Today we are celebrating published author R. Victoria Patterson! Dive in now
051: Get Crafty
051: Get Crafty
May 12, 2017
Exit Stage Left
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…
Tonya Coffey
Harvest MoonMay 6, 2017
Refuse to Be Bored and Be a Better Writer for It | IFW
050: Refuse to Be Bored and Be a Better Writer for It
May 5, 2017
The Structure of Adventure
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!
Five Common Character Motivations – Institute for Writers
049: Five Common Character Motivations
April 28, 2017
Within Reason
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…
Gladys Swedak
The Wild OnesApril 22, 2017
Finding Your Way to “The End”
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…
The National Ambassadors for Young People’s Literature
047: Celebrating the National Ambassadors for Young People’s Literature
April 14, 2017
