So… What Exactly Is a Writers’ Conference?
This week, welcome to the world of writers’ conferences, which can lead to good things, great things or no things.
How so? To best understa
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Jeannette DiLouie
Oct 27, 20173 min read
Let’s Add an Editor’s Challenge to Lia Mack’s “3 Things You Need to Finally Write That Book”
Editor’s Note: I promised a conclusion to Innovative Editing’s last three posts (part 1, part 2 and part 3), and this is it. What can we tak
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Lia Mack
Oct 26, 20175 min read
3 Things You Need to FINALLY Write That Book – Part 3
Editor’s Note 1: Right now, I’m at Panera listening to a senior citizen book club discuss their latest read. I bring this up because, fortui
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Lia Mack
Oct 25, 20175 min read
3 Things You Need to FINALLY Write That Book – Part 2
Editor’s Note 1: I’m going to keep this intro short and sweet. The following post continues yesterday’s call to action for would-be writers
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Lia Mack
Oct 24, 20173 min read
3 Things You Need to FINALLY Write That Book – Part 1
Editor’s Note 1: Well, Innovative Editing readers, you’re in for a treat! This Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, I’m turning the editorial re
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Jeannette DiLouie
Oct 23, 20172 min read
Give Me an N! Give Me an A! Give Me an N! Give Me an O! Give Me a… WriMo!!!!
This week, we’re doing things completely differently for the simple reason that it’s almost National Novel Writing Month. Yup, that’s right:
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Jeannette DiLouie
Oct 20, 20173 min read
How Bad Grammar Makes Your Story Look Oh So Good
Teachers and editors are usually quick to warn against bad grammar like run-on sentences and incomplete sentences. They’re no good, the prof
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Jeannette DiLouie
Oct 19, 20173 min read
Tell Your Sentence Structure to Make Your Writing Look Good!
What can the creative writer-oriented definition of sentence structure do for you? This applies to all you non-fiction writers too, whether
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Jeannette DiLouie
Oct 18, 20174 min read
A Non-Fiction Trip Down Route 222 Turned Me Right Into “Not So Human”
I know I’ve touched on the power of basing fiction off of non-fiction several times before. But I don’t think I’ve ever talked about how muc
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Jeannette DiLouie
Oct 17, 20173 min read
As Painless as Possible: Sentence Structure From a Non-Grammar Nazi Point of View
For all you creative writers and non-fiction writers still working on your manuscripts, let’s talk about sentence structure. This is somethi
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Jeannette DiLouie
Oct 16, 20173 min read
Deleted Document? #FirstWorldProblems.
First of all, yes, I know the W and P in #FirstWorldProblems shouldn’t be capitalized according to proper hashtag rules. But this is what su
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Jeannette DiLouie
Oct 13, 20173 min read
Plot Holes Are Worth Fixing, No Matter the Cost
Okay, creative writer. So you’ve taken my editorial advice and went looking through your manuscript for a plot hole. And you found one. Now
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Jeannette DiLouie
Oct 10, 20172 min read
Disney Can Show You the World (or at Least Your Story’s Plot Hole)
I didn’t want to scare you back in March when we were first discussing story plots. But I think it’s high time you knew. You’re old enough n
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Jeannette DiLouie
Oct 9, 20172 min read
Which Story Premises Should a Writer Run With?
How do writers know which story premises to run with when there are so many of them to choose from? If you’re an author or author-in-the-mak
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Jeannette DiLouie
Oct 6, 20173 min read
Hook! Hook! Where’s the Narrative Hook?
How do you find your narrative hook? Well, it’s probably not in stealing movie lines from Dustin Hoffman films. (And shame on you if you don
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Jeannette DiLouie
Oct 5, 20174 min read
What Kind of Narrative Hook Can Your Story Support?
In our list of challenges, we’ve come full cycle back to the beginning of your story. But this time, we’re not talking about writing your op
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Jeannette DiLouie
Oct 4, 20173 min read
Can Conservatives and Liberals at Least Agree That Our Words Matter?
Our words matter. They’re worth something. Maybe even someone’s life.
I know this is a topic I’ve written about before. But circumstances l
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Jeannette DiLouie
Oct 3, 20172 min read
If You Don’t Come With Me Now, I Swear You’re Going to Regret It!
Well, creative writers, we’re done with NaNoWriMo and moving onto literary hooks, which non-fiction writers can appreciate too. This week, w
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Jeannette DiLouie
Sep 29, 20173 min read
Creative Writers, Beware! NaNoWriMo Can Kill!
I left you with the most dire of warnings on Tuesday: Creative writers, beware: NaNoWriMo can kill!
And I firmly stand by that statement. N
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Jeannette DiLouie
Sep 28, 20173 min read
One of the Best – and Worst – Ways to Get Your NaNoWriMo On
One of the best ways to motivate yourself before and during NaNoWriMo is to find a writing group or pal. That’s why today’s writing-related
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