Interview: Carol Lynch Williams
Carol Lynch Williams is the backbone of WIFYR. This conference is only one way she has reached out to help other writers improve their craft. The work she does to create WIFYR helps writers achieve...
View ArticleBook Review: Case File 13: Zombie Kid by J. Scott Savage
The days might be getting warmer, but for anyone who wants to savor the winter chill, here is the perfect book to keep you tucked up tight under the covers (with all the lights on, of course). J. Scott...
View ArticleWIFYR Success Stories: Interview with Debut Author Courtney Alameda
Courtney Alameda, one of our participants in 2013, signed with agent John Cusick (of the Greenhouse Literary Agency) after connecting with him at WIFYR last year. Since then she has sold her first...
View ArticlePermission to Write: How J. Scott Savage Finally Wrote Farworld
In February I went to a launch party for J. Scott Savage’s book Air Keep, the third in his Farworld series. The Provo Library put it on, and it was a great event (think: face painting, sugar cookies,...
View ArticleWIFYR Success Stories, Part 2
Earlier on the blog we featured several writers who got their start at WIFYR. This week we’ll start off with some stories from some of our resident illustrators, as well as many more from past...
View ArticleEssential Hints for Writing a Better Book
One of the best perks of WIFYR is the opportunity to have a mini MFA-type experience in the morning workshops. The members of the workshop I was in last June not only produced graduate level writing...
View ArticleWhat are Writers?
“Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.” John Steinbeck. Feeling a little like a clown? Are you writing every day? Reaching your goal? What would John think? The post What...
View ArticleFrom Manuscript Revision to Story Revival
Ray Bradbury said, “Don’t rewrite, relive.”* You’ve just finished NaNoWriMo and have a rough draft ready for revision. Or you’ve been busy on another project. Either way, sooner or later we all have...
View ArticleNelson Mandela quotes
In memory of one of the great men of our time, Nelson Mandela. We as writers and illustrators can learn a lot from his optimism, his tenacity and determination. “Do not judge me by my successes, judge...
View ArticleTen Ways to Get Your Story Noticed
Okay. So you’ve written a really, truly, phenomenal story. You’ve workshopped it. You’ve edited, revised, rewritten. You’ve killed your darlings. In other words, you have put your blood, sweat, and...
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