114: Leaving the Nest
114: Leaving the Nest
August 31, 2018
10 Things That Make Editors Cringe
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Everybody knows to use spellcheck or Grammarly when going over their writing. However, the following mistakes aren’t generally caught by these two programs. And if you want to stop an editor’s eyes…
Revision: First Step to Fantastic Writing | IFW
111: Revision: First Step to Fantastic Writing
August 10, 2018
110: Distance: The Key to Revision
110: Distance: The Key to Revision
August 3, 2018
Okay, I’ve Finished My Revision. Now What ? | IFW
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Once you’ve finished revising your manuscript, set it aside for a few days (maybe a week). Then go back to it. Reread it from beginning to end. Is it as tight as…
109: Revise Your View of Revision
109: Revise Your View of Revision
July 27, 2018
Revision: Revising By the Bones
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Some writers love outlines. They outline everything they write and feel it gives the story order and direction. Some hate outlines and feel that an outline makes a story rigid and lifeless.…
Writer Reason Vs. Story Reason
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Generally the things we put into our work have strong writer reasons for being there. The main character has a sidekick to give him someone to talk to so the scenes have…
Who’s Ready to Do Some Literary Gardening ? | IFW
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Taking the Pruning Shears to Your Manuscript to Lose the Verbiage* Sometimes, in the process of revising, you realize your manuscript is just too darn long. That’s when you have to get…
108: How Good is Your Title?
108: How Good is Your Title?
July 13, 2018
Revising Your Picture Book for Clear Structure | IFW
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > One of the major problems editors encounter when reading picture book submissions is the lack of plot, or even purposeful organization. Many picture books basically start with the character waking up, then…
Revision: An Overwhelming Project
The way to go about eating an elephant is one bite at a time and so it is for revising your writing. Break down your revision into small steps and get it done.
107: An Interview with Deborah Heiligman
107: An Interview with Deborah Heiligman
July 6, 2018
072: Look in Your Junk Drawer
072: Look in Your Junk Drawer
October 13, 2017
071: Five Things to Worry About
071: Five Things to Worry About
October 6, 2017
7 Steps for Taking Your Work to the Next Level | IFW
055: 7 Steps for Taking Your Work to the Next Level
June 9, 2017