Choosing Your Writing Word of the Year-Institute for Writers
One way of thinking about what you most want out of the year is by choosing a writing word of the year. What’s a word that encapsulates your goals this year?
January 26, 2023
3 Steps to Becoming a Positive Writer
Negativity can deplete your creativity and energy. Today, let’s look at practical ways to be a more positive writer—even in the face of rejection.
January 18, 2023
Becoming a Healthy Writer
The physical act of writing can be hard on our bodies. One goal for the new year is to become a healthy writer, physically, and emotionally. Join us on the journey.
January 11, 2023
New Year, New Writing You
Welcome to a new writing year! It’s time to grow in your writing and Jan Fields reveals how to do that through new attitudes, new goals, and new habits.
January 5, 2023
New Writing Plans for the New Year
When you plan and break things into steps, you know what needs to be done next. Let’s look for positively motivating steps when making our new year’s writing plans.
December 28, 2022
3 Writing Tricks to Get Out of a Rut
One problem many writers fall into is writing ruts. We do the same thing the same way. Here are 3 writing tricks to consider as you expand your writing options.
December 20, 2022
3 Reasons Why Your Story Needs Sensory Detail
Today we dive into sensory detail. What kind of details should you include? What details can you leave out? Time to get the most out of the senses.
December 15, 2022
Your Writing Year in Review
As you review your writing year, the only way to know where you are and where you’re going is to focus on what you did accomplish, not what you didn’t.
December 8, 2022
Submissions: The Search for an Agent
Do I need an agent? What do they do? How do you get one? Are they expensive? Jan Fields answers all these questions and more as you search for an agent.
December 1, 2022
Submissions: Why Market Guides Are Your Best Friends
Use ICL Market Guides as a launching point for your research and find a variety of publishers, what they publish, and their websites for submission guidelines.
November 22, 2022
Block Out Writer’s Block: Write Your Book to The End
One of the biggest challenges to writing your book to the end is writer’s block. Jan Fields offers tips for getting past writer’s block and finishing your book.
November 17, 2022
A New View of Your Writing Time Investment | IFW
Today we consider how investing in your writing time leads to success—even if the piece you’re currently working on doesn’t ever get published.
November 10, 2022
Is NaNoWriMo Right for You?
It’s National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Part experiment, part personal challenge, writing a novel in a month is an eye-opening experience.
November 3, 2022
Essential Submissions Tips: How to Write a Synopsis | IFW
Learning how to write a synopsis of your manuscript can be one of the most intimidating steps of submitting your work—but it’s also one of the most important.
October 25, 2022
Time to Talk About Submissions
Submissions take a lot of courage. In this post, we discuss how to use the skills you learn in writing your book to create targeted submissions.
October 19, 2022
Rediscover Your Writing Passion
Whenever we take a break from writing, it can be difficult to get back in the groove. Will we ever get it back? Let’s talk about ways to rediscover your writing passion.
October 13, 2022
Boldly Facing Your Writing Fears
Writing fears can keep us from success. Whether it’s fear of failure or fear of letting other people down, it’s time to get past those fears and move forward.
October 6, 2022
You Can Learn How to Write a Book
You can learn how to write a book! Learning how to write a book begins here and your next step is a novel writing course at Institute of Children’s Literature.
September 27, 2022
Try New Writing Techniques
How often do we, as writers, try new things with our writing? Fall is the time to take advantage of new opportunities to learn new writing techniques.
September 21, 2022
The Essentials of Writing Back-to-School Stories | IFW
Every year, book and magazine publishers buy back-to-school stories. Let’s talk about how to create projects that are unique and engaging to young readers.
September 14, 2022
