Writing for Children Blog

ICL’s weekly blog article features freelance writer Jan Fields.

With over 100 published books and magazine articles, Jan delivers first-hand knowledge on how to sharpen, submit, and market your writing. Jan’s articles explore inevitable writing struggles and offers tireless strategies and techniques to support you in reaching your writing goals.

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05-15-25 ICL TITLE Bubbling with Inspiration

Bubbling with Inspiration

Inspiration isn't a direct line. It's more of a cloud or fog, and we're walking through it all the time. 

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05-08-25 ICL TITLE Vacation Kick Back and Research

Vacation: Kick Back and Research

For writers, every experience, and vacation, is an opportunity to pack away information for possible use someday in a story or article.

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05-01-25 ICL TITLE Summer Reading

Summer Reading

Eventually our school days are over, and we never get another summer reading list. But what if we did? What should a writer read?

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04-24-25 ICL TITLE Submitting to Writing Contests

Submitting to Writing Contests

When they are based on a skill you've spent years honing, contests can feel like a nice measure of your ability. Will you submit this ...

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04-17-25 ICL TITLE How Best to Use a Critique Service

How Best to Use a Critique Service

There are endless means to getting the critique you need for your story, but it's important to know which method will be the most beneficial. ...

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