Avoid This Four-Letter Word Like the Professional Plague!
Just for the record, “just” is a four-letter word.
What’s wrong with it? In order to explain that, we need to first define this seemingly s
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Jeannette DiLouie
Nov 2, 20174 min read
Who Died and Made the AP Stylebook Editorial God Over Astronomy?
This may come as a surprise to anyone who knows an uptight editor, but I love my job.
How can I not when I’m constantly learning? Every edi
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Jeannette DiLouie
Oct 19, 20173 min read
A Search for “Pirate Romance” Could Brighten Your Day!
Before we bring pirate romances into the picture, a question. Have you ever heard of Jordan Peterson?
Take one of his professorial lectures
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Jeannette DiLouie
Oct 12, 20173 min read
Hiring? Here’s a Great Way to Narrow Down Your Candidate List – Fast!
One of Innovative Editing’s three focuses is on businesses that don’t have time to do their own writing. As such, I spend about an hour twic
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Jeannette DiLouie
Oct 5, 20173 min read
Professional Writers Can Learn a Thing or Three From These Creative Writing Prompts
I know creative writing prompts are usually thought of as, well, creative writing prompts. But the truth is that professional writers can le
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Jeannette DiLouie
Sep 28, 20173 min read
Here’s My Writer’s Take on SEO Blogging Tips…
Here’s an important blogging tip for all you SEO-obsessed writers out there: Google hates long sentences.
Being a fan of long sentences mys
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Jeannette DiLouie
Sep 21, 20173 min read
Matt Christiansen Shows Us How to Not Win Friends and Influence People
Last week, I happened to listen to “DEBATE! Niko House v. Matt Christiansen on Michael Bennett’s Arrest.” And it was bad.
Like really bad.
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Jeannette DiLouie
Sep 14, 20173 min read
A Professional Challenge to Make Our Biases Look Good When We Write
This morning, I posted a book writing-related blog post titled, “Genuine Writers and Authors Challenge Their Biases – Repeatedly.” It’s part
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Jeannette DiLouie
Sep 7, 20173 min read
Can You Actually Afford to Work on That Side Writing Project of Yours?
If your paid nine to five job is to write articles or blog posts or summaries, then of course you’re going to be writing articles or blog po
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 24, 20172 min read
Stop Being Boring. Why Use One Word When Two Work So Well?
Remember last week’s professional writing tip about cutting down on your word count? Well, this week’s is about upping it with some...
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 17, 20172 min read
Stop Being Wordy. Why Use Two Words When One Will Do?
Back in high school, I heard a writing teacher once say that every written sentence needed to be reduced to its simplest state. In other wor
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 10, 20173 min read
Excuse me, but How Long Are You Going to Blather on For?
When was the last time you read a full article, whether it was online or in print; something in your CNN or Fox News feed, a blog post or so
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 3, 20173 min read
Good Customer Service Will Get You More Clients Every Time
Any good professional should know other people in their general business. For Innovative Editing, that means interacting with other writers
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 27, 20174 min read
If You Keep a Business Blog, You Want to Remember This 1 Tip
If you’re a business blogger – or a blogger in general – you’ll want to keep one technical writing tool in mind whenever possible: hyperlink
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 20, 20174 min read
Entrepreneurs, Avoid This "Reputable" Marketing Company!
Although I suppose I first became an entrepreneur back in 2013 when I started Innovative Editing as a side job, I didn’t start running it as
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 13, 20173 min read
The Oxford Comma English Grammar Fight – and It’s a Doozy!
In the long list of grammar terms implemented into the English language, there’s one two-word concept called an Oxford comma. Its definition
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 6, 20173 min read
Double Spaces Between Sentences Are for Dinosaurs
If you want to annoy an editor, here’s a surefire way to do it: Use double spaces between your sentences.
In other words, you have one sent
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jun 29, 20173 min read
How to Make Your Writing Structure Say “Boom!”
The structure of your report, blog post, advertisement, article or professional whatnot matters.
You can have the most impressive vocabular
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jun 15, 20173 min read
Are You Using Too Much of One Word in Your Copy?
Okay my writing friends, let’s get real about what we put down on paper or out there on the internet.
We all have our catchphrases and voca
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jun 8, 20173 min read
Understanding This Fact Can Make You a Better Writer
Sometimes, short really is sweet – and I’m not just saying that because I’m short myself. I’m saying that as one of those nitwits who scroll
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