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Today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, involves getting real about your story. I d

For today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, we’ve done it! Or just about anyway, since all

Since it’s not necessarily a commonly understood term, let’s define deus ex machina right from the get-go. According to my go-to resource,

Today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, focuses on the future – your story’s future,

The world would be much better off if we tried considering ourselves through a different lens every once in a while – a villainous one, to b

For today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, we’ve moved past a story’s beginning, its risin

Last week, I was down at the Outer Banks, North Carolina, on vacation with my family. And while the house we rented was problematic in a doz

I know I already said this with Writing Rule #24 about rising action, but it’s true of a story’s climax too: Drama gets old fast. That’s wh

Today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, has to do with writers suffering right along

There are too many writers out there who are way too afraid to claim their writer’s status. When someone asks them the pretty simple questi

Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is for the word “Climax.” In the literary world, w

Believe it or not, action scenes can get boring. Like really, really, really boring. That’s why the rising action segment in your story sho

Today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, has to do with being a tease – specifically

The other day, I finished reading Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty. There are so many reason why I found it a fascinating book, one of whic

Here’s the thing about being traditionally published: You have to follow the traditional publishing industry rules... or be really, really g

Unlike last time, today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, isn’t meant to downright t

On May 31, I asked the question of “What’s a Fiction Writer’s Responsibility in Dealing With Real-Life Pain?” As usual, I posted that blog t

Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is for “Exposition.” In snotty literary circles –

Creative writers are never completely stable people, so why would we ever think our styles and skills would be static? Put simply, they’re

Today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is meant to downright torture you. At least