Attitude: The Writer’s Final Frontier
I’m honestly not sure if “Attitude: The Writer’s Final Frontier” makes sense or not. Nor am I going to speculate too much about it.
I’ve be
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Jeannette DiLouie
Nov 23, 20173 min read
Are You Using Your Writitude for Good… or Not at All?
Happy Thanksgiving, my fellow writers! I hope you find joy in your turkey and stuffing, your days off and your family members.
And if the t
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Jeannette DiLouie
Nov 16, 20173 min read
What Is a Writing Retreat Going to Cost Me?
For Tuesday’s Definition of “writing retreat,” I spent plenty of paragraphs describing how amazing these getaways can be. Oh, they’re so lov
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Jeannette DiLouie
Nov 9, 20172 min read
Test Your “Writing Competition Eligibility” With This Quick Questionnaire!
Ready to showcase your skills, creative writer? Or non-fiction writer?
Hey, the writing competition spectrum is wide open! Which is why the
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Jeannette DiLouie
Nov 2, 20173 min read
Are Writers’ Conferences a Waste of Your Writing Time?
Here’s your Writing Challenge of the Week, writers. Get it solidly into your heads that writers’ conferences can eat you alive.
That might
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Jeannette DiLouie
Oct 12, 20173 min read
Everywhere a Plot Hole? Ol’ Creative Writer Had a Manuscript…
When it comes to checking for story plot holes in a manuscript, creative writers have a choice. They can do it the easier way or the hard wa
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Jeannette DiLouie
Oct 5, 20174 min read
What Kind of Narrative Hook Can Your Story Support?
In our list of challenges, we’ve come full cycle back to the beginning of your story. But this time, we’re not talking about writing your op
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Jeannette DiLouie
Sep 28, 20173 min read
One of the Best – and Worst – Ways to Get Your NaNoWriMo On
One of the best ways to motivate yourself before and during NaNoWriMo is to find a writing group or pal. That’s why today’s writing-related
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Jeannette DiLouie
Sep 21, 20174 min read
This Week’s Writing Challenge: How Well Can You Identify Tone?
We writers strive to be as clear as possible in what we publish. We have a certain message, and we want to convey it – a worthwhile mission
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Jeannette DiLouie
Sep 14, 20173 min read
Genuine Writers and Authors Challenge Their Biases – Repeatedly
Part of being a genuine writer is acknowledging your bias or biases. That’s why today’s writing-related Challenge (as posted on Innovative E
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 31, 20173 min read
Marketing Your Published Book? Then Do Try This at Home…
Marketing can be scary. We already faced that fact in Tuesday’s writing Definition of the Week, and we’re going to tackle it some more in to
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 24, 20173 min read
What You Need to Know About Vanity Publishers – Part 2
I know I said a lot of bad things about vanity publishers in yesterday’s Definition of the Week. And I’m going to continue saying bad things
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 17, 20173 min read
Are Self-Published Books Badly Edited and Poorly Put Together? Prove that Wrong!
This writing-related Challenge of the Week is a giant deal for any authors who’ve decided to self-publish their books. As such, forget any b
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 10, 20174 min read
How to Write a (Possibly) Successful Query Letter
We’re going to cheat a little with today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, since query letters aren’t actually literary-agent...
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 3, 20173 min read
A Few Extras About Getting Traditionally Published
Well, we’re on to the topic of what it’s like to be traditionally published for today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 27, 20173 min read
You’re on Draft No. What?!? Get That Manuscript Published!
Today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, concerns the issue of publishaphobia: my mad
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 20, 20174 min read
8 Ways to Edit the Second Draft – or Any Draft – of Your Manuscript
Today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, acknowledges how very tricky self-editing ca
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 13, 20172 min read
The Best Way to Edit Your First Draft
Today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, requires you to shift your writer’s perspect
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 6, 20174 min read
Let’s Get Real About That Story Ending You’re Writing Right Now
Today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, involves getting real about your story.
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jun 29, 20173 min read
Should Your Story Have a Sequel?
Today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, focuses on the future – your story’s future,
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