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
Story Development: Writing to Market
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Why it’s important to write a marketable book
February 26, 2019
Developing Your Story with a Plot Board: Part Three | IFW
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > In this three-part series, we go over how
February 19, 2019
Developing Your Story with a Plot Board: Part Two | IFW
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > In this three-part series, we go over how
February 12, 2019
Developing Your Story with a Plot Board: Part One | IFW
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > In this three-part series, we will go over
February 5, 2019
Setting Up for Success: Excel Spreadsheets | IFW
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > One of my favorite author stories revolves around
January 29, 2019
A Room of One’s Own
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > When you are setting up for writing success,
January 22, 2019
Keeping a Writer’s Notebook
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > 8 ways to use your writing notebook Writer’s
January 15, 2019
Planning Your Story
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Things you should know before you start your
January 8, 2019
Getting Organized for Writing in the New Year
Get organized for writing! Use these tips from USA Today Bestselling Author Jamie K. Schmidt to hold yourself accountable and accomplish your writer goals.
January 1, 2019
How to Know When to Take a Break from Writing | IFW
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > What happens when your writing fails you? This
December 18, 2018
5 Ways to Get Over Writer’s Burnout
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > What to do when your creativity ebbs. Being
December 4, 2018
Can You Make Money From Amazon Publishing ? | IFW
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Here’s the short answer and the not-so-short answer.
November 27, 2018
The Unorthodox Way I Got a Nonfiction Book Deal | IFW
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > There’s no one way to sign on the
November 13, 2018
Why Every Writer Can Benefit From NaNoWriMo | IFW
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Confessions from a writer too scared to try
November 6, 2018
Down and Dirty Plotting
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Techniques for pulling it all together. With National
October 30, 2018
Prepping for NaNoWriMo
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Let’s get ready! NaNoWriMo is the National Novel Writing
October 23, 2018
Five Things to Change in Your Novel
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Don’t miss these in your manuscript Once you
October 16, 2018
Beyond Show Don’t Tell
You want readers to laugh, cry, and get angry alongside the protagonist. Readers who are invested in the characters keep turning pages. Enter show, don’t tell.
October 9, 2018
