Finish What You Write: Top 10 Motivational Writing Tips
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.
Pay Yourself First: Prioritize Your Writing
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.
A Couch to 5k Plan for Creativity: Writing a Novel
Whether you’ve been away from your writing for a while or just haven’t been making as much progress as you’d like, here are some things to consider as you recommit to writing a novel.
How to Find Killer Ideas for Your Novel – Institute for Writers
A novel idea can give you an advantage in writing your novel and also in getting it published. Let’s talk about how to find killer ideas for your novel.
Read Like a Writer
Studying how a book is put together can help us with our own writing. IFW Instructor Kris Franklin shows us how to read like a writer.
Creating a Useful Series Bible
Grab a 3-ring binder and start creating a series bible with bestselling author Jamie K. Schmidt.
4 Tips for Planning a Series
There’s a lot to consider when planning a series, author Jamie K. Schmidt shares her tips for planning your next successful book series.
It’s a Date: Wooing the Muse
The Muse won’t always turn up, but she is much more likely to put in an appearance if you put in the effort. Here’s how to attract and hold her attention.
The Energy of Groups: Group Writing
The support and energy of group writing can often spur writers to accomplish more than when writing on their own.
How to Write a Novel in Only 15 Minutes a Day
IFW Instructor Kristin Wolden Nitz shares the secrets for how to write a novel in only 15 minutes a day.
The Best Christmas on Mars
What can you hope to gain by entering a writing contest? IFW Instructor and contest judge Lynn Smith shares why entering a contest can improve your work.
Lights! Camera! Action! Creating Dramatic Action Scenes
IFW Instructor Kris Franklin illustrates how to build more tension in your story by showing and not telling.
241: Top 3 Narrative Nonfiction Missteps
241: Top 3 Narrative Nonfiction Missteps
April 16, 2021
237: Interview with Victoria Bond
237: Interview with Victoria Bond
March 19, 2021
234: Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Jamie Tan
234: Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Jamie Tan
February 26, 2021
228: NaNoWriMo Success: You’re This Close
228: NaNoWriMo Success: You’re This Close
November 27, 2020
Kate Szegda
Pharmacy Girl: The Great War
November 27, 2020
227: NaNoWriMo Success – Throw in a Dragon?
227: NaNoWriMo Success – Throw in a Dragon?
November 20, 2020
226: NaNoWriMo Success – Get Past the Slump
226: NaNoWriMo Success – Get Past the Slump
November 13, 2020
225: NaNoWriMo Success – Digging In
225: NaNoWriMo Success – Digging In
November 6, 2020