writing 20/25

Sep 27, 20172 min read

What a Creative Writer Really Needs to Prep for National Novel Writing Month

Today, I fully plan on being a tease. But it’s for your own good, creative writer. Your good and the good of your next National Novel Writin

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(The Start of) Everything a Creative Writer Needs to Know About NaNoWriMo

Jeannette DiLouie

Sep 26, 20173 min read

(The Start of) Everything a Creative Writer Needs to Know About NaNoWriMo

Dear Creative Writer, We interrupt your regularly programmed list of Definitions, Challenges and Rules to discuss NaNoWriMo. Here’s what it

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Jeannette DiLouie

Sep 25, 20172 min read

What Makes You a Genuine Writer?

Innovative Editing started a new series on Pinterest a few weeks ago called the “Genuine Writer.” It involves a series of inspirations and e

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My Editorial Take on Your Writing Tone… How Much Does It Matter?

Jeannette DiLouie

Sep 22, 20173 min read

My Editorial Take on Your Writing Tone… How Much Does It Matter?

I ended yesterday’s writing-related, tone-focused Challenge on something of a cliffhanger. That wasn’t part of my evil editorial plan, but i

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This Week’s Writing Challenge: How Well Can You Identify Tone?

Jeannette DiLouie

Sep 21, 20174 min read

This Week’s Writing Challenge: How Well Can You Identify Tone?

We writers strive to be as clear as possible in what we publish. We have a certain message, and we want to convey it – a worthwhile mission

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You Watch Your Tone When You’re Talking to Me!

Jeannette DiLouie

Sep 19, 20173 min read

You Watch Your Tone When You’re Talking to Me!

The Definition of the Week this time around is for the word “tone.” It’s something you automatically have whenever you write, even if we don

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Bias Is Inevitable, but Logical Fallacies Are Avoidable

Jeannette DiLouie

Sep 15, 20173 min read

Bias Is Inevitable, but Logical Fallacies Are Avoidable

Writing Rule #36 doesn’t shy away from being biased. In fact, it readily acknowledges it. We’ve all got our opinions, or biases. We’ve all

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This Biased Music Video Interpretation Blew Me Away!

Jeannette DiLouie

Sep 13, 20173 min read

This Biased Music Video Interpretation Blew Me Away!

Our creative writing-related word of the week is “bias” this time around. And for once, our free-for-all Monday and Wednesday blog posts fit

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Jeannette DiLouie

Sep 12, 20173 min read

Excuse Me, Writer, Your Bias Is Showing

The Definition of the Week this time around is for the word “bias.” This is something that came up two weeks ago when we were focusing on ho

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A Writing Salute to Everyone Who Lost a Loved One in 9/11 and Beyond

Jeannette DiLouie

Sep 11, 20173 min read

A Writing Salute to Everyone Who Lost a Loved One in 9/11 and Beyond

It’s 9/11 today, and I have an open blog spot. As such, it seems wrong to refrain from writing about the list of loved ones taken from us to

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Here’s Why You Should Never Assume You’re Right Before Writing

Jeannette DiLouie

Sep 6, 20173 min read

Here’s Why You Should Never Assume You’re Right Before Writing

I’m going to call out a fellow writer today, and I’m going to do it directly for a change since he’s a non-fiction author. Simply put, those

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If You’re a Creative Writer, You're a Jerk. Own It.

Jeannette DiLouie

Aug 28, 20173 min read

If You’re a Creative Writer, You're a Jerk. Own It.

On my computer, on one page of an Excel spreadsheet, there’s a list of blog post topics I’d either like to eventually write about or once th

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The Epic Pastime of People Watching – Everything a Novelist Used to Need

Jeannette DiLouie

Aug 23, 20173 min read

The Epic Pastime of People Watching – Everything a Novelist Used to Need

Did you ever participate in the epic pastime of people-watching? It’s when you sit back and take in your fellow human beings, observing what

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The Myers-Briggs Personality Test: Do You Know Your Characters?

Jeannette DiLouie, Devany Wilson, Daeus Lamb

Aug 16, 20174 min read

The Myers-Briggs Personality Test: Do You Know Your Characters?

Being on Pinterest and various Facebook writer’s groups, I’ve long-since known that certain authors and aspiring authors approach character

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Why Writing Out Your Pain Can Get Your Life Back on Track

Jeannette DiLouie

Aug 13, 20173 min read

Why Writing Out Your Pain Can Get Your Life Back on Track

Believe it or not, manuscript editors like me end up interacting with a lot of truly hurt or hurting people with very painful pasts or prese

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How Much Time We Really Waste Per Day Isn’t Pretty

Jeannette DiLouie

Aug 9, 20174 min read

How Much Time We Really Waste Per Day Isn’t Pretty

If you want to know how much time you waste during the day – time you could spend working on that creative writing or autobiographical or no

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“Too Many Big Words” – Could I Get Some Reader Feedback?

Jeannette DiLouie

Jul 31, 20174 min read

“Too Many Big Words” – Could I Get Some Reader Feedback?

I’ve recently been informed by a close but potentially unreliable source of mine that Dirty Politics 1: The Politician’s Pawn has “too many

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Nobody’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf; We Just Don’t Like Her

Jeannette DiLouie

Jul 19, 20174 min read

Nobody’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf; We Just Don’t Like Her

Bring on the English-major flak, because I’m taking on a literary icon for Wednesday’s blog post! And unlike with Monday’s post, I’m naming

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Don't Be Like This Ridiculous Book, Which I'll Be Nice and Not Name

Jeannette DiLouie

Jul 17, 20174 min read

Don't Be Like This Ridiculous Book, Which I'll Be Nice and Not Name

When it comes to creative writing, particularly novel writing, there are just some errors that should not be published – at least three of w

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Surprise! That Story Ending You Want to Write Might Not Work

Jeannette DiLouie

Jul 7, 20172 min read

Surprise! That Story Ending You Want to Write Might Not Work

Writing out a surprise story ending can sound like a really great idea in theory, and sometimes it can play out perfectly in practice too.

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