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Alrighty then. We’re officially there. Officially ready to close our discussion on using falling action to deal with those pesky remaining

As your story winds down through the falling action, it should start prompting some questions. For the purpose of today’s Writing...

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

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

Hi, genuine writers! This is Innovative Editing’s Jeannette DiLouie welcoming you to episode #22 of The Genuine Writer Podcast. We keep thin

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

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

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

Hi, genuine writers! This is Innovative Editing’s Jeannette DiLouie welcoming you to episode #21 of The Genuine Writer Podcast. We keep thin

If you’re writing rising action for an action-oriented novel, you might not have appreciated yesterday’s Writing Challenge. All that lovey-d

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

Every novel needs three elements: A character A plot A setting. In fact, it really needs characters. Plural. A protagonist and something e

Perhaps I should have brought the plot diagram back up during our discussion on the first stage of storytelling – the beginning. But...

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

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

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

There are great story beginnings, and there are uninspiring story beginnings. There are action-packed story beginnings, and there are slow,

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

Here’s a really important question that every writer should consider: How many points of view should your story hold? In asking this questi

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