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Learn from published authors who have spent decades perfecting their writing craft. Our bi-weekly posts offer ways to improve your craft and support your writing for adult genres such as romance, mystery, thriller, horror, and adventure.

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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

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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

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NaNoWriMo: Out of the Gate, Getting Into the Zone | IFW

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > For NaNoWriMo participants, November 3rd is the day

November 3, 2020

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Something Wicked, Weird, and Spooky This Way Comes | IFW

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Examples for Building a Supernatural Mystery or Paranormal

October 27, 2020

Things Are Not What They Seem

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October 20, 2020

All Is Revealed

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October 13, 2020

Riddle Me This

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Every story ever written contains some element of

October 6, 2020

Writing a Holiday Romance

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > If you decide to write a holiday-themed romance,

September 29, 2020

Happily Ever After or Happy For Now

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > The key element that makes a novel a

September 22, 2020

Open or Closed Door Sex Scenes

When writing a romance novel, how do you should you handle sex scenes? Tips for writing open and closed-door sex scenes from Jamie K. Schmidt.

September 15, 2020

Working the Romance Tropes

Romance readers have expectations for a novel depending on the sub-genre. Writing a successful novel hinges on following the romance tropes.

September 8, 2020

Romance Writing is Serious Business

Avid romance novel readers have made the romance genre a billion-dollar industry, but romance has come a long way in the 21st century. Read our primer here!

September 1, 2020

Structure 104: The Arc of the Covenant

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > The covenant is the pact writers make with

August 25, 2020

Structure 103: Short Stories

A short story is a story of not many words that’s why structure in writing short stories is so important. Lynne Smith reveals what you need to know.

August 18, 2020

Structure 102: Nonfiction

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Some paranormal enthusiasts believe that a pyramid, simply

August 11, 2020

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Writing Structure 101: It’s All About the Reader | IFW

Writing structure is the way the article or story is organized, the way the author puts the pieces together. Readers usually donâ€™t notice writing structure. As a writer, thatâ€™s the way you want to keep it.

August 4, 2020