Lights! Camera! Action! Creating Dramatic Action Scenes
IFW Instructor Kris Franklin illustrates how to build more tension in your story by showing and not telling.
September 7, 2021
Types and Topics: Nonfiction That Doesn’t Get Old | IFW
A look at magazines published one, five, ten, and twenty or more years ago will reveal the same categories of nonfiction and many of the same topics. Why? Because they address universal needs and aim to help readers improve their lives.
August 24, 2021
Planning Ahead for Timely Submissions
What’s (Going to Be) Happening? Victoria Sherrow helps us plan ahead for timely submissions.
August 9, 2021
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.
July 27, 2021
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.
July 13, 2021
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.
June 22, 2021
Writing About Painful Subjects
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June 8, 2021
Six Tips for Writing Tantalizing Titles
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May 11, 2021
Focus and Slant: Key Elements for Nonfiction Success
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April 21, 2021
What Should You Write? Choosing Your Best Nonfiction Ideas
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April 13, 2021
Magazine Sleuth: What to Study Before You Write | IFW
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March 30, 2021
Sci-Fi Characters Help Your Readers Stay Afloat | IFW
If readers believe in your human sci-fi characters, they’ll believe every other aspect of your story, no matter how weird or alien or out of this world. Readers will follow you anywhere, even to the ends of the universe.
March 16, 2021
Conventional Structures for Unconventional stories | IFW
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March 2, 2021
6 Tips to Prime, Pump, and Polish Your Writing Voice | IFW
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February 16, 2021
Raise Your Voice: Only You Can Tell Your Story Your Way
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February 2, 2021
The Submission Train is Leaving the Station | IFW
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January 19, 2021
Jump on the Submission Train This Year
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January 5, 2021
Stay On Track With Your Goals
To stay on track with our goals, we must build habits over time and strengthen those new behaviors so they become part of our lives.
December 29, 2020
Finding Your Time to Write
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December 22, 2020
Simple Goals that Lead to Writing Success
Small goals take a few minutes a day and can lead to writing success as they can help us improve our craft, complete projects, and gain personal satisfaction.
December 15, 2020
