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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10 Effective Article Endings

Riveting Resolutions: 10 Effective Article Endings

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Writing an effective nonfiction article ending is one ...

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10 Engaging Article Openings

Learn from Success: 10 Engaging Article Openings

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > One of the best ways to learn what ...

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writing a nonfiction article

The Surprising Benefits of Writing a Nonfiction Article

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Most children's writers gravitate toward fiction. In fact, ...

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Submissions Failure

Dealing with Submissions Failure

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > I like to think happy thoughts when it ...

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4 Tips for Deciding What You Want in an Agent

4 Tips for Deciding What You Want in an Agent

Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Certain things are true of all professional literary ...

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