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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.

Cover and Query Letters

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January 28, 2021

The Odd Bits of Submission

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January 21, 2021

Electronic Submissions

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January 14, 2021

1721 ICL Five Strategies For Successful Submissions

Five Strategies For Successful Submissions | IFW

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January 7, 2021

Be a Joyful Writer

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December 31, 2020

Hope: The Most Important Goal

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December 24, 2020

Becoming a Fearless Writer

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December 17, 2020

One Good Goal For All

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December 10, 2020

Making Goals In Uncertain Times

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December 3, 2020

Maybe What You Need Isn’t a Market

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November 26, 2020

Finding Markets in Difficult Times

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November 19, 2020

You Only Need One

The whole publishing process is a journey up a mountain after the path has been washed out. Remember, it only takes one editor to connect with your work.

November 12, 2020

From Writing to Selling

Once you decide that publication is part of your writing journey, you have one of two choices: self-publishing or trade publishing. Which one is right for you?

November 5, 2020

Where Do You Get Your Ideas?

Ideas can come from many different directions, so we’re going to look as some of the ways ideas spring up so that you can try them for your own writing.

October 29, 2020

Mystery Sidekicks

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October 22, 2020

Mystery Detectives

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October 15, 2020

Follow That Clue!

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October 8, 2020