Don’t Skip This Word of Caution If You’re Writing a Bible Study Book
This week, we’re talking about the whats and how-tos of writing a Bible study book. So it only makes sense to open our Bibles for guidance a
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Jeannette DiLouie
Oct 19, 20183 min read
Writing a Christian Nonfiction Book Does Not Make You God
So you’re writing a Christian nonfiction book. Good for you!
Plus, you’ve not only read over Innovative Editing’s Writing Challenge from Th
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Jeannette DiLouie
Oct 12, 20183 min read
Let Them Know They’re Not Alone
Today’s self-help book Writing Rule is going to sound a whole lot like Thursday’s self-help Writing Challenge. For memory’s sake, here’s the
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Jeannette DiLouie
Oct 5, 20183 min read
My Problems So Far With “Astrophysics for People In a Hurry”
Right now, I’m reading Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. And since it could just as easily be titled “How to Underst
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Jeannette DiLouie
Sep 28, 20183 min read
So You Want to Make Some Money Off of Your Craft or Hobby Book Writing?
When you look up “Craft books” on Amazon, it instantly comes up with “over 200,000 results.”
When you look up “Hobby books” on Amazon, it i
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Jeannette DiLouie
Sep 21, 20183 min read
When It Comes to Sales, Cookbooks Are Just Pretty Picture Books With Recipes
Pretty pictures.
In the initial engagement department, it doesn’t matter how logical we are. How rational we are. How educated we are or an
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Jeannette DiLouie
Sep 13, 20183 min read
The Biggest Challenge You Face in Writing a Health, Nutrition, Fitness or Dieting Book
Writing a book – any book, but particularly a nonfiction book – can be hard work at any stage of the process. But when writing a health, nut
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Jeannette DiLouie
Sep 7, 20183 min read
Facts Are Facts, and Theories Are Theories
On Tuesday, when beginning its discussion about science nonfiction manuscript writing, Innovative Editing wrote:
If you’re writing science
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 23, 20183 min read
The Most Revolting Candy Ever and What You Need to Know About Travel Writing
As we’ve already discussed this week, being a travel writer writing a travel nonfiction book is awesome! Just as long as you don’t die in th
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 17, 20183 min read
The Best Way to Write a Social and Cultural Issues Book
There are so many different groups and movements to cover in the social and cultural issues genre. And there are so many different motivatio
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 10, 20183 min read
Don’t Bring a Knife to a Gun Fight – and Other Rules to Writing Political Commentary
As with any other kind of genre-specific book-composing efforts, writing political commentary has its guidelines and rules.
This only makes
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 3, 20183 min read
True Crime Writing From a True Crime Writer’s Perspective
For this particular Innovative Editing Writing Rule, we’re going to rely heavily on a Writer’s Digest article from 2015.
That’s a bit dated
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 27, 20182 min read
The Other Benefit of Being an Open-Minded Historical Nonfiction Writer
Yesterday, we talked about how much fun it is to be an open-minded historical fiction writer.
And it is fun. So much so!
Being open-minded
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 20, 20183 min read
How Not to Get Sued for Libel While Writing a Biography
With yesterday’s Writing Challenge, we covered your ethical responsibility in writing a biography. For today’s Writing Rule though, we go fr
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 13, 20182 min read
This Writing Rule’s for You – Even If You’re Not Scarlet Johansson
Autobiography.
What’s the first thought that pops into your head when you hear that regal, multisyllabic word.
If you said something along
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 6, 20183 min read
When Writing a Memoir, What’s in a Name?
When writing a memoir, the very act can dredge up a whole lot of soul searching in the process. How much do you want to reveal, and how much
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jun 22, 20183 min read
The Young Adult Fiction Writing Games
What’s your young adult fiction writing poison?
As a young adult fiction writer, you might want to wait to answer that before asking to oth
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jun 15, 20183 min read
This Major Difference Sets Apart Middle Grade Fiction From Young Adult Fiction
I’m a big fan of the young adult fiction genre – when it’s done right. Which, judging by the last three young adult fiction books I’ve read,
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jun 8, 20182 min read
The Proper Picture-Book Story Writing Rule
Proper picture book story writing isn’t as easy as it may seem to some.
These narratives may have less pages and far fewer words to work wi
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jun 1, 20182 min read
To Some Degree, You’re out of Luck
If you’ve got a board book idea for tiny tots, more power to you! Just know that traditional publishing presses probably don’t agree with In
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