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ICL’s weekly blog article features freelance writer Jan Fields.

With over 100 published books and magazine articles, Jan delivers first-hand knowledge on how to sharpen, submit, and market your writing. Jan’s articles explore inevitable writing struggles and offers tireless strategies and techniques to support you in reaching your writing goals.

What To Do on the Hard Days

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August 3, 2017

Should I Contact This Publisher?

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July 27, 2017

Behold the Spider

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July 20, 2017

The Arc

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July 13, 2017

Succeeding with Digital Submissions

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July 6, 2017

Trade Secrets: Which Ones Should We Keep?

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June 29, 2017

Revise Your View of Revision

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June 22, 2017

8 Tips for Writer’s Websites

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June 15, 2017

Tips and Tricks for Planning a Series

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June 15, 2017

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5 Tips for Writing a Strong Synopsis | Institute for Writers

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June 8, 2017

Time to Write

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June 1, 2017

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What Writers Should (and Should NOT) Spend Money on | IFW

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May 25, 2017

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Can I Say This ? Copyright, Trademark, & Writers | IFW

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May 18, 2017

Exit Stage Left

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May 11, 2017

The Structure of Adventure

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May 4, 2017

Within Reason

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April 27, 2017