A Great Way to Ruin Your Novel’s Falling Action
Alrighty then. We’re officially there.
Officially ready to close our discussion on using falling action to deal with those pesky remaining
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jun 13, 20192 min read
This Might Seem Like a Really Random Question
As your story winds down through the falling action, it should start prompting some questions. For the purpose of today’s Writing...
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jun 12, 20193 min read
A Creative Writing Crisis of Confidence
Almost every creative writer has a moment where they wonder if they should just give up.
For the record, if you happen to be in the minorit
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jun 11, 20193 min read
It’s Over! Mostly.
Once you hit the falling action part of your plot, it’s official: the climactic moment is complete.
The darkest moment is over, with your p
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jun 10, 20196 min read
The Problem With Perfect Female Characters
Hi, genuine writers! This is Innovative Editing’s Jeannette DiLouie welcoming you to episode #22 of The Genuine Writer Podcast. We keep thin
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jun 7, 20193 min read
Do You Know the Definition of a Deus Ex Machina?
Today, we’re finishing off our series about writing literary climax. But to do so, we’re going to take a brief trek back to dialogue, a topi
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jun 6, 20193 min read
The Sadistic Nature of Literary Climax
The very last thing I’d want to do after climbing a mountain is have a knock-down, drag-out fight. Or any kind of fight at all.
I’d just wa
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jun 4, 20193 min read
Literary Climax: As Intense as It’s Gonna Get
You know the part of a novel where there’s no more build-up. No more teasing. Just raw, unadulterated passion?
In an espionage tale, this m
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jun 3, 20195 min read
What If They Made a Reality TV Show Out of Writing Competitions?
Hi, genuine writers! This is Innovative Editing’s Jeannette DiLouie welcoming you to episode #21 of The Genuine Writer Podcast. We keep thin
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 31, 20193 min read
What You Don’t Want to Write in Your Rising Action
If you’re writing rising action for an action-oriented novel, you might not have appreciated yesterday’s Writing Challenge. All that lovey-d
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 30, 20193 min read
What You Want to Write in Your Rising Action
So you have your rising action segment. And it’s long.
Like really long. Likes pages and pages, and chapters and chapters long. If, as we m
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 29, 20192 min read
A Writer’s Ramblings in a Purely Pointless Post
Every novel needs three elements:
A character
A plot
A setting.
In fact, it really needs characters. Plural. A protagonist and something e
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 28, 20193 min read
What You Need to Know About Rising Action
Perhaps I should have brought the plot diagram back up during our discussion on the first stage of storytelling – the beginning. But...
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 24, 20192 min read
Your Story Probably Doesn’t Need That Prologue
Every writer knows (or should know) the importance of a story’s first few lines. They’re what make up the narrative hook, that element desig
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 23, 20193 min read
Don’t Let This Happen to You!
You’ve got a great story idea. It’s the next big thing, and you just know it’s going to be amazing. Literary fever has officially hit your c
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 22, 20194 min read
Can You Write a Perfect First Draft?
As a book writing coach and editor, I’ve long-since preached that you can’t write a perfect first draft.
First drafts aren't always dre
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 21, 20193 min read
What Can We Say About Writing Story Beginnings?
There are great story beginnings, and there are uninspiring story beginnings.
There are action-packed story beginnings, and there are slow,
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 20, 20195 min read
Oh My Goodness, Writer. Keep It Together!
You can get a guide to starting your story in such a way that you’ll be able to more easily finish it. What it looks like when you finish it
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 17, 20193 min read
One Single Story. Multiple Points of View.
Here’s a really important question that every writer should consider: How many points of view should your story hold?
In asking this questi
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 16, 20193 min read
Point of View Can Improve Your Creative Writing Capabilities
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there was a creative writer named Sam.
Now, this creative writer (named Sam) wrote all his stori
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