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Can I Say This ? Copyright, Trademark, & Writers | IFW

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMay 18, 2017Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Writers often look at trademarked products or song lyrics or bits of poetry and ask, “Can I put this in my book?” The answer to that question can be complicated and rests…

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Exit Stage Left

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueMay 11, 2017Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > As playwrights know, a script is made up of both dialogue and directions for movements on the stage. Good playwrights tend to trust the actors and directors to determine most of the…

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Within Reason

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueApril 27, 2017Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Within Reason People write stories for all kinds of reasons. Some do it to pass on experiences in their own life and family. Some do it to impart life lessons to help a…

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Finding Your Way to “The End”

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueApril 20, 20171 Comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > In a way, every story is a story of transformation. Circumstances change. Characters experience revelations. Challenges are met and overcome. The longer the work you’re writing, the more transformations are likely to…

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How to Make Your Good Muse Show Up

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueApril 13, 2017Leave a comment

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Along with writing, I also draw a bit and work with polymer clay. On some days, it seems I can draw or sculpt anything. My little clay creatures end up with charming…

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Dangerous Writing Tools

Writing for Children BlogBy Kelli PaniqueDecember 17, 20154 Comments

The truth is that every tool in the writing toolkit has value. Let’s evaluate the more dangerous writing tools and see how we can make them work for us.

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