writing for adults blog

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Learn from published authors who have spent decades perfecting their writing craft. Our bi-weekly posts offer ways to improve your craft and support your writing for adult genres such as romance, mystery, thriller, horror, and adventure.

From Real Life to the Written Page: Inspired by People You Know or Have Met

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > “Writers, do not wait for inspiration. You need

June 25, 2019

From Real Life to the Written Page: Using Your Emotions and Beliefs

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > “For sale: baby shoes, never used.”* That gets

June 18, 2019

From Real Life to the Written Page: Using Others’ Experiences Along With Your Own

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Ever read a story that felt unrealistic? I

June 11, 2019

From Real Life to the Written Page: Using Where You’ve Lived

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > The old adage “write what you know” definitely

June 4, 2019

Hooking the Reader

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > With all the competition from Kindle Unlimited, self-published

May 28, 2019

Setting as a Character

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

May 21, 2019

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Editing Descriptions to Move Your Story Forward | IFW

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May 14, 2019

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Editing Scene Imagery to Move Your Story Forward | IFW

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May 7, 2019

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Six Step-by-Steps for Your Book Marketing Plan | IFW

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April 30, 2019

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Top 3 Source of Writer’s Block (& How to Jump Over Them Now)

Here are the top 3 sources of writer’s block and how to bust right past them from guest blogger Kristin J. Dawson. Read on for tools to help you right now!

April 23, 2019

How to Avoid Writer’s Block

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > We spend months, even years, weaving characters and

April 16, 2019

Breaking Through Writer’s Block

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Stuck Is a Symptom, Not the Cause Whether

April 9, 2019

Live Long and Prosper with Verisimilitude and Suspension of Disbelief

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > We’re all Captain James T. Kirk when we

April 2, 2019

Character Arc and Conflict: You Can’t Have One Without the Other

For your main character to have a satisfying character arc, there has to be conflict. Without it, how does your character grow and change? Get these tips today!

March 19, 2019

The Forge for Your Characters

The literary term for life experience is backstory. This is your character’s origin story. Discover tips for backstory from IFW instructor Lynne Smith.

March 12, 2019

People Aren’t Perfect – Your Characters Shouldn’t Be Either

While characters are often created from similar molds or archetypes, it is their imperfections that draw us in. Tips for crafting engagingly flawed characters.

March 5, 2019