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
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Pandemic. Who hasn’t heard that word by now?
June 8, 2021
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
May 11, 2021
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
April 21, 2021
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
April 13, 2021
Magazine Sleuth: What to Study Before You Write | IFW
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > When people think of writing, they might picture
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
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Conventional Structures for Unconventional stories What is it
March 2, 2021
6 Tips to Prime, Pump, and Polish Your Writing Voice
Your writer’s voice is a skill that can be developed. Here are six tips that will help you pump, prime & polish your writing voice. Let’s get to work!
February 16, 2021
Raise Your Voice: Only You Can Tell Your Story Your Way
Voice in writing can be elusive. How do you develop your writing voice while also writing characters with their own voices? Lori Mortensen is here to help.
February 2, 2021
The Submission Train is Leaving the Station | IFW
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > In my previous post, I highlighted common roadblocks
January 19, 2021
Jump on the Submission Train This Year
Make this the year you create a submissions plan so you can confidently get your writing into editors’ hands. Let’s tackle each potential roadblock head-on.
January 5, 2021
Stay On Track With Your Goals
There’s rarely a direct path between setting a goal and achieving a goal. So, we’ve got tips and tricks to help you stay on track and get closer to success!
December 29, 2020
Finding Your Time to Write
Struggling to find time to write? Time-management experts stress the need to MAKE time. Here’s how you can create a writing schedule that works for you.
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
A SMART Approach For Setting Goals
Take your writing to the next level with SMART goals. Ensure your writer plans for the year are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound.
December 8, 2020
Set Goals for a Successful Writing Year
To get where we want to go as writers, we can set goals and work to achieve them. Victoria Sherrow shares ways to taking stock and setting achievable goals.
December 1, 2020
NaNoWriMo: The Home Stretch
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Hello NaNoWriMo-ers! You are word writing warriors. The
November 24, 2020
NaNoWriMo: Synopsis and the Sagging Middle | IFW
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Hello NaNoWriMo-ers! You are on the way. You’ve
November 17, 2020
NaNoWriMo: Plotting on the Fly
Before you get stuck in the narrative and hit a wall, let’s think about plot. With these tips, you’ll spend more time writing your novel than planning it.
November 10, 2020
