The Reality of Being Traditionally Published
We started touching on the topic of publishing last week. But this week, we’re taking a deeper dive into one branch of it in particular… (Dr
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Jeannette DiLouie
Sep 22, 20202 min read
Leave Your Publishing Expectations at the Door
So you say you’re ready to publish. You’ve written everything you needed to write and edited everything you needed to edit. You even asked
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 20, 20192 min read
Your Literary Tone Could Spell Out Your Literary Success
On April 12, 2017, Success.com ran an article called “6 Tips to Rule the Art of Conversation.”
It opened with, “The art of conversation is
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 13, 20193 min read
Your Writing Style Is All Your Own
Open a book by Charles Dickens. When you do, you’re bound to find a different writing style than what you’d find reading J.K. Rowling.
“Duh
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 6, 20193 min read
Our Creative Writing Is Filled With Preconceived Notions
I didn’t plan to discuss bias on a week that’s filled with more political finger-pointing than usual. I had the issue of preconceived notion
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 30, 20193 min read
It’s All in the Exposition
When you first open up a novel, you’re relatively clueless about its contents. Oh, you’ve seen the front cover and you’ve read the back-jack
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 23, 20193 min read
Stop, Drop and Roll While Editing a Second Draft
Writing a first draft is a sometimes heady, sometimes frustrating, sometimes debilitating experience. There’s a lot to it, what with:
Comin
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 16, 20193 min read
Don’t Beat Yourself Up: Plot Holes Happen
Let’s start with this statement: Sometimes, plot holes happen.
That’s our thesis right there. It’s meant as both a caution to those authors
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 9, 20193 min read
Identifying and Understanding Your Narrative Hook
When was the last time you picked up a book, opened it up and went, “Wow! That’s boring. I want to buy it!”
If you’re anything like me, tha
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 2, 20193 min read
Once You’ve Finished a Story’s Full First Draft
Starting a story out can be an absolute ton of fun.
When you first begin, it’s like you’re on an exploratory expedition. You’ve committed t
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jun 18, 20193 min read
Writing a Story Ending Is a Subjective Endeavor
Shakespeare once penned that, “Parting is such sweet sorrow.” That was in the complicated tale of Romeo and Juliette, during the balcony sce
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jun 11, 20193 min read
It’s Over! Mostly.
Once you hit the falling action part of your plot, it’s official: the climactic moment is complete.
The darkest moment is over, with your p
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jun 4, 20193 min read
Literary Climax: As Intense as It’s Gonna Get
You know the part of a novel where there’s no more build-up. No more teasing. Just raw, unadulterated passion?
In an espionage tale, this m
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 28, 20193 min read
What You Need to Know About Rising Action
Perhaps I should have brought the plot diagram back up during our discussion on the first stage of storytelling – the beginning. But...
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 21, 20193 min read
What Can We Say About Writing Story Beginnings?
There are great story beginnings, and there are uninspiring story beginnings.
There are action-packed story beginnings, and there are slow,
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 20, 20195 min read
Oh My Goodness, Writer. Keep It Together!
You can get a guide to starting your story in such a way that you’ll be able to more easily finish it. What it looks like when you finish it
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 14, 20194 min read
Point of View in Fiction: Who’s Telling Your Story?
Since we’re talking about point of view in fiction today, let’s start out with three different examples of it. They’re all taken from novel
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 7, 20193 min read
Dealing With the Definition of Dialogue Tags
Since today’s topic is dialogue tags – which you may or may not know about – let’s start out with a paragraph of dialogue, which… thanks to
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Jeannette DiLouie
Apr 30, 20193 min read
Understanding How to Write Dialogue Begins Here
Before I start out my sad little sob story below, please rest assured that you didn’t read the larger blog’s title wrong. This really is...
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Jeannette DiLouie
Apr 23, 20193 min read
The Full Setting Range Is Yours to Control and Command
Your main character, Maggie, is running along the beach. Her bare feet dance away from the waves that crawl up the slight slopes, soaking up
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