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05-19-25 - IFW - TITLE Let's Visit Inspiration

Let’s Visit Inspiration

Writing for Adults BlogBy Syd VincentMay 19, 2025Leave a comment

Visiting new places is key to exploring new ideas and finding inspiration. Let’s see the places you can go this summer to spark your next story.

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Ideas in Day-to-Day Life and Story Writing

Writing for Adults BlogBy Syd VincentMay 5, 2025Leave a comment

Inspiration and ideas can strike at any time. Susan Ludwig details why and how daily life can be our biggest source of inspiration for writers.

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The Secret of Making and Chasing Writing Goals

Writing for Adults BlogBy Syd VincentFebruary 10, 2025Leave a comment

Instead of waiting for inspiration to strike, it’s amazing how making specific writing goals can jumpstart your energy, motivation, and success.

Busting 3 Magical Writing Myths BLOG

Busting 3 Magical Writing Myths

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueDecember 30, 2024Leave a comment

Jan Fields busts three common writing myths and shares how you can be sure these myths don’t derail your writing career before it even has a chance to start.

Busting Myths About Writing & Publishing

Busting Myths About Writing & Publishing

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueDecember 11, 20232 Comments

There are a lot of preconceived notions about writing and publishing. Dive in as Jamie K. Schmidt busts 5 popular myths about writing and publishing.

Submissions Research as Inspiration

Submissions Research as Inspiration

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueSeptember 28, 20231 Comment

Did you know market guides can provide writing inspiration as well as help locate a publisher for your work? It’s true. Find out how they can inspire you!

Are You Willing to Learn

Are You Willing to Learn?

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueAugust 24, 20233 Comments

To become a better writer, you must be willing to learn. Let’s put our own knowledge aside and let the professionals show us how to improve our skills today.

Take a Writing Course as Your Back-to-School Adventure

Take a Writing Course as Your Back-to-School Adventure

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueAugust 22, 20231 Comment

There’s no time like now to sign up for a writing course. Institute for Writers writing courses are particularly easy to jump into. Let’s take a look!

Learning to Write for Publication

Learning to Write for Publication

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueAugust 17, 20231 Comment

Learning to write for publication starts with getting your brain on board. Time to figure out where you are, where you want to go, and how to get there.

5 Ways to Start Fresh as A Writer During Back-to-School Season CORRECTED

5 Ways to Start Fresh as a Writer During Back-to-School Season

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueAugust 6, 20234 Comments

Back-to-School season is the perfect time to reset and reevaluate your writing schedule and get a fresh start as a writer. Here are 5 ways to get started.

Building Writing Motivation Through the Hard Times

Building Writing Motivation Through the Hard Times

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMay 24, 20235 Comments

The writing journey isn’t always easy. How do you build writing motivation during hard times? How do you follow your creative dreams when it’s easier to quit?

Plotting Your Growth as a Writer

Plotting Your Growth as a Writer

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMay 16, 202310 Comments

It’s smart to look for productive methods to grow and improve your writing. Get inspired by what helped these published writers and enrich your writing skills.

Finding Your Why as a Writer

Finding Your Place as a Writer

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMay 11, 20234 Comments

Writing isn’t one-size-fits-all. For each of us, there is a genre that fits best with our interests and abilities. Today we are finding your place as a writer.

Finding Your Why as a Writer

Finding Your Why as a Writer

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMay 5, 20235 Comments

Why are you a writer? Knowing your why as a writer can help you get writer’s block and rejection. Let’s talk about what motivates you to write.

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Choosing Your Writing Word of the Year-Institute for Writers

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueJanuary 26, 2023Leave a comment

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?

Rediscover Your Writing Passion

Rediscover Your Writing Passion

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueOctober 13, 20223 Comments

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.

Boldly Facing Your Writing Fears

Boldly Facing Your Writing Fears

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueOctober 6, 20225 Comments

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.

Exercise Your Summertime Writing Inspiration

Exercise Your Summertime Writing Inspiration

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueJune 2, 20224 Comments

Summer offers writers new opportunities as schedules change. Jan Fields provides four writing exercises for finding writing inspiration at any time of year!

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Finish What You Write: Top 10 Motivational Writing Tips

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMay 3, 20223 Comments

How do successful writers finish writing a book? IFW Instructor Victoria Sherrow reveals 10 motivational writing tips to get you from draft to finished project.

Prioritize Your Writing

Pay Yourself First: Prioritize Your Writing

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueApril 19, 20222 Comments

Today, we use investment strategies to prioritize your writing and manage your time just like you would your money. Make a plan to dedicate time to your stories.

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