A Clarification on Authorial Tone
Perhaps I should have led the literary tone series with this one. But it’s too late now, so let’s clear up what needs to be cleared up…
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 22, 20193 min read
Getting Feedback on Your Literary Tone Is Important
So we now know that literary tone is important. Very important. It can make or break a manuscript’s prospects or a book’s sales.
If someone
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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 19, 20195 min read
Oh, the Things You Can Learn From Creative Writing – Part IX
This is the very last part of our “Oh, the Things You Can Learn From Creative Writing” series. It seems a little odd or off or something oth
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 16, 20193 min read
Famous Authors, Critique Groups and Your Writing Style
Have you ever heard of the Inklings?
As a writer and no doubt reader, it might ring a bell. Or it might not.
But back in the 20th century,
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 15, 20193 min read
The Writing Style Challenge I Ran Away From
Back in college, there was a class I moved a whole country away in order to avoid.
Only for a semester, mind you. And it wasn’t the only fa
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 14, 20193 min read
Are Self-Published Authors Real Authors?
Recently, I saw a question on Maryland Writers’ Association’s Facebook page asking something that should never have to be asked. Not because
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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 12, 20195 min read
Oh, the Things You Can Learn From Creative Writing – Part VIII
If you’ll recall, our last podcast episode focused on how creative writing can help us become better problem-solvers in the real world as we
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 9, 20193 min read
Litterbugs and Other Blatant Examples of Author Bias
Years and years ago, while browsing through the fantasy section of Barnes & Noble… or was it Borders? Yikes!
Location aside, I came acr
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 8, 20193 min read
Unbiased Writers Don’t Exist, Only Less Biased Writers
There’s not a single human example of unbiased writing out there. That’s because there’s not a single example of an unbiased writer out ther
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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
Aug 5, 20194 min read
Oh, the Things You Can Learn From Creative Writing – Part VII
We’re winding down our series about what you can learn through creative writing. Last week’s focus was on the confidence boost creative writ
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 2, 20193 min read
If You’re Wondering If You Have Too Much Exposition
I’m going to try really, really hard to write this blog post without calling anyone out. But there are a whole lot of writers who put too mu
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 1, 20193 min read
The Difference Between Writing Exposition and Editing Exposition
Oh, the wonders of writing exposition. Don’t you just love it?
The opportunity to explain why and how your story exists can be a thrilling
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 31, 20193 min read
Want to Write a Realistic Story? Read Nonfiction
I’m reading a book titled Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker, PhD.
It has nothing to do with creative
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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 29, 20195 min read
Oh, the Things You Can Learn From Creative Writing – Part VI
Let’s talk about what you can accomplish when you put your mind to it, courtesy of creative writing. Particularly the novel side of creative
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 26, 20192 min read
The Possibly Ugly, Definitely Fixable Truth About Editing a Second Draft
Once you’ve edited your first draft, it’s understandable if you expect your editorial journey to be automatically smoother thereafter.
That
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 25, 20193 min read
Chill Out: Second-Draft Editing Tips You Can Take
There’s something about the power of the pen. Or, in my case, the power of the keyboard, with my fingers clacking against the A. Then the N.
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