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How 3 Words from Aristotle Can Help Your Story

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueJune 29, 2023Leave a comment

Aristotle’s RHETORIC gives 3 elements for persuasive communication—Logos, Ethos, and Pathos. These 3 words are also what every book for young readers needs.

Don’t Get Bogged Down with Backstory

Don’t Get Bogged Down with Backstory

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMay 2, 2023Leave a comment

Let’s talk about various ways to NOT include backstory. Avoid boring your reader to death with info dumping, unnatural dialogue, and irrelevant details.

Build Convincing Characters

12 Writing Tips for Building Convincing Characters

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueFebruary 7, 20233 Comments

Use any of these 12 writing tips and develop convincing characters readers will care about. No more two-dimensional characters in your stories!

Exercise Your Summertime Writing Inspiration

Exercise Your Summertime Writing Inspiration | IFW

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueJune 2, 20222 Comments

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

Building-Good-Setting-episode-35

Building Good Setting

PodcastBy Jacque IrizarryJune 5, 20211 Comment

035: Building Good Setting
January 20, 2017

Basic Story Elements Episode 211

211: How Story Elements Work Together

PodcastBy Jacque IrizarryJuly 31, 2020Leave a comment

211: Interview with Paula Morrow
July 31, 2020

Interview with Emma D. Dryden Episode 202

202: Emma D. Dryden on Worldbuilding

PodcastBy Jacque IrizarryMay 29, 2020Leave a comment

202: Interview with Emma D. Dryden
May 29, 2020

Setting as a Character Episode 201

201: Setting as a Character

PodcastBy Jacque IrizarryMay 22, 2020Leave a comment

202: Interview with Emma D. Dryden
May 21, 2020

Interview with Charlie N. Holmberg Episode 199

199: Interview with Charlie N. Holmberg

PodcastBy Jacque IrizarryMay 8, 2020Leave a comment

199: Interview with Charlie N. Holmberg
May 8, 2020

Elements of Setting Episode 198

198: Elements of Setting

PodcastBy Jacque IrizarryMay 1, 20201 Comment

198: Elements of Setting
May 1, 2020

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165: Interview with Renée LaTulippe

PodcastBy Jacque IrizarrySeptember 6, 20192 Comments

165: Interview with Renee LaTulippe
September 6, 2019

Sophisticated-Show-and-Tell-Part-2-episode-151

Sophisticated Show and Tell Part 2 – Institute for Writers

PodcastBy Jacque IrizarryMay 31, 20192 Comments

151: Sophisticated Show and Tell Part 2
May 31, 2019

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150: Sophisticated Show and Tell Part 1

PodcastBy Jacque IrizarryMay 24, 20192 Comments

150: Sophisticated Show and Tell Part 1
May 24, 2019

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Setting as a Character

Writing for Adults BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMay 21, 2019Leave a comment

Write a setting so integral you can enhance your characters’ experiences, drive home your theme, and mirror the characters’ journey through the novel.

Effective-Description-episode-148

148: Effective Description

PodcastBy Jacque IrizarryMay 10, 20192 Comments

148: Effective Description
May 10, 2019

An-Interview-with-Emma-D.-Dryden-episode-147

147: Interview with Editor Emma D. Dryden

PodcastBy Jacque IrizarryMay 3, 2019Leave a comment

147: An Interview with Emma D. Dryden
May 3, 2019

Basic-Story-Elements-episode-126

126: Characters, Setting, and Theme, Oh My!

PodcastBy Jacque IrizarryNovember 23, 2018Leave a comment

126: Basic Story Elements
November 23, 2018

Basic-Story-Elements-episode-94

094: Basic Story Elements

PodcastBy Jacque IrizarryMarch 30, 2018Leave a comment

094: Basic Story Elements
March 30, 2018

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