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2025 Goals Check-In

Writing for Children BlogBy Syd VincentFebruary 27, 2025Leave a comment

As we’re nearing the end of February, it’s a good time to check in on your 2025 goals. Have you made some?

A Routine Life Isn’t a Bad Thing

Writing for Children BlogBy Syd VincentFebruary 20, 2025Leave a comment

What makes a good writing routine? For one, it’s personal. It’s better to focus on ourselves, on what we need, and on what we can accomplish.

02-13-25 ICL TITLE - The Fiction Writer's Job in Children's Literature

The Fiction Writer’s Job in Children’s Literature

Writing for Children BlogBy Syd VincentFebruary 13, 2025Leave a comment

Children’s literature hasn’t always been like it is today. The industry has changed and so has its meaning. What is your writing meant to do?

02-06-25 ICL TITLE Surviving the Writing Winter

Surviving the Writing Winter

Writing for Children BlogBy Syd VincentFebruary 6, 2025Leave a comment

No matter how successful a writer becomes, we have days of winter when we hit hard times. But for every writing winter, spring will come.

1-30-25 ICL BLOG - Writing for Kids Giving Your Best

Writing for Kids: Giving Your Best

Writing for Children BlogBy Syd VincentJanuary 30, 2025Leave a comment

Almost everyone writing for kids has been asked when they will be moving on to writing for adults. Here’s why that kind of thinking is detrimental.

3 Ways to Sharpen Your Writing Skills

Writing for Children BlogBy Syd VincentJanuary 23, 2025Leave a comment

There are a few ways to sharpen your writing skills, and some may surprise you.

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5 Needful Resolutions for Writers in 2025

Writing for Children BlogBy Syd VincentJanuary 16, 20251 Comment

New Year resolutions can be fleeting things. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have best writing year possible.

1-9-25 ICL BLOG - Four Things You Need to Know About Writing for Anthologies (1)

4 Things You Need to Know About Writing for Anthologies

Writing for Children BlogBy Syd VincentJanuary 9, 2025Leave a comment

Anthologies need stories. Therefore, it’s helpful to understand how anthologies work.

1-2-25 ICL BLOG - What Will You Do in the New Year

What Will You Do in the New Year?

Writing for Children BlogBy Syd VincentJanuary 2, 2025Leave a comment

To ensure we actually use the new year well, we might want to make a few writing goals.

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5 Ways Writers Can Prep for 2025 Goal Setting

Writing for Children BlogBy Syd VincentDecember 26, 2024Leave a comment

Let’s harness our optimism for the blank slate before us and prepare for our 2025 Goal Setting just for writers.

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