writing 18/25

Dec 1, 20173 min read

Publishing Success Stories and the Power of Positive Attitudes

We touched on this topic with yesterday’s positive attitude-focused Writing Challenge, I know. But your publishing success is more than wort

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Jeannette DiLouie

Nov 30, 20173 min read

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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Your Words. Your Worlds. Your Responsibility.

Jeannette DiLouie

Nov 29, 20172 min read

Your Words. Your Worlds. Your Responsibility.

Regardless of the subject matter, the title of author should sound noteworthy – even imposing – when it carries as much responsibility as it

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What Does Your Writing Attitude Say About You?

Jeannette DiLouie

Nov 28, 20173 min read

What Does Your Writing Attitude Say About You?

If this week’s focus on attitude sounds a lot like last week’s topic – writitude – you’re both right and wrong. Writitude, which is being gr

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This Quote on Pinterest Is Such a Snobbish Piece of Nonsense

Jeannette DiLouie

Nov 27, 20172 min read

This Quote on Pinterest Is Such a Snobbish Piece of Nonsense

For years, I swore I would never get on Pinterest: that it was a ginormous waste of any sane intellectual’s time. Then I got on it to promo

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You’re So Vain, You Probably Think This Blog Is About You

Jeannette DiLouie

Nov 24, 20173 min read

You’re So Vain, You Probably Think This Blog Is About You

Do you know that writers have superpowers? Well, we do. We have the ability to create whole entire worlds and put bad guys away. We can mak

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Are You Using Your Writitude for Good… or Not at All?

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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An Extra-Cheesy Thanksgiving Dish to Go With Your Turkey and Writing

Jeannette DiLouie

Nov 21, 20172 min read

An Extra-Cheesy Thanksgiving Dish to Go With Your Turkey and Writing

Some of you are going to find my writing horribly cheesy this holiday week. Consider yourself forewarned. Normally, I hate cheesy holiday g

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What to Expect in an Awesome and Worthwhile Writing Retreat!

Jeannette DiLouie

Nov 17, 20172 min read

What to Expect in an Awesome and Worthwhile Writing Retreat!

So you’ve determined that a writing retreat is right for you. You even already signed up for updates about Lia Mack and Jeannette DiLouie’s

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What Is a Writing Retreat Going to Cost Me?

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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Complicated Information? Awesomely Understandable Presentation!

Jeannette DiLouie

Nov 15, 20173 min read

Complicated Information? Awesomely Understandable Presentation!

Today, I’ve asked Tony Ceraso to fill in for me. Founder of Home School Astronomy (www.HomeSchoolAstronomy.com) and author of its array of a

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Jeannette DiLouie

Nov 14, 20173 min read

The Wonderful World of Writing Retreats

What do you think of when you hear the term “writing retreat?” Let’s analyze it a bit. From a purely analytical, grammatically minded persp

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Warning: This One's Old-Fashioned. And Christian.

Jeannette DiLouie

Nov 13, 20174 min read

Warning: This One's Old-Fashioned. And Christian.

Nobody journals anymore, right? That’s something our old-fashioned ancestors did because they didn’t have anything better to do with their

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Jeannette DiLouie

Nov 10, 20173 min read

What Happens If You Don’t Win?

So you entered your manuscript into a writing competition. A certain pushy editor told you to in a certain pushy “quick questionnaire” – whi

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Test Your “Writing Competition Eligibility” With This Quick Questionnaire!

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 8, 20173 min read

Humility Does a Body Good

Writers (and editors) can do well with a few doses of humility thrown into their lives here and there. It’s a great quality to put on in the

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What You Need to Know About Writing Competitions (Other Than How They’re Annoying to Search For)

Jeannette DiLouie

Nov 7, 20173 min read

What You Need to Know About Writing Competitions (Other Than How They’re Annoying to Search For)

The beauty of writing competitions is that they’re really quite simply explained. Which is exactly what this week’s Definition shows. Writi

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Liam Neeson Had a Very Particular Set of Skills in 1995 Too

Jeannette DiLouie

Nov 6, 20173 min read

Liam Neeson Had a Very Particular Set of Skills in 1995 Too

Last week, I stumbled upon Rob Roy, a 1995 movie starring Liam Neeson. Set in 1731, it has a Braveheart-ish feel to it since it’s set in Sco

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So You’re Going to Attend a Writers’ Conference, Huh?

Jeannette DiLouie

Nov 3, 20173 min read

So You’re Going to Attend a Writers’ Conference, Huh?

Yesterday, I wrote that it’s so important to have confidence if you’re going to attend a writers’ conference. This is particularly true “if

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Are Writers’ Conferences a Waste of Your Writing Time?

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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