Point of View in Fiction: Who’s Telling Your Story?
Since we’re talking about point of view in fiction today, let’s start out with three different examples of it. They’re all taken from novel
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 13, 20195 min read
Writing the Next Great American Novel
Today’s episode – which is all about writing the next great American novel – is sponsored by Not So Human, the first book in the five-part F
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 10, 20193 min read
When It Comes to Dialogue Tags, Don’t Just Say “Said”
If yesterday’s article seemed to lean too far toward the anti-dialogue tags side of the creative writer debate, I apologize. Let me clear up
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 9, 20194 min read
Writing Without Dialogue Tags
As promised on Tuesday, let’s talk about the controversy surrounding the topic of writing with or without dialogue tags.
Considering their
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 7, 20193 min read
Dealing With the Definition of Dialogue Tags
Since today’s topic is dialogue tags – which you may or may not know about – let’s start out with a paragraph of dialogue, which… thanks to
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 3, 20193 min read
Writing Dialogue for Villains Without Embarrassing Anyone in the Process
We’re about to focus on writing dialogue for villains specifically, but the following advice can easily be applied elsewhere.
Protagonists,
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 2, 20193 min read
Continuing Our Discussion on Writing Realistic Dialogue
When we began this series on writing realistic dialogue, I told you about my customer service experience with ASUS.
It wasn’t the most frus
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Jeannette DiLouie
Apr 30, 20193 min read
Understanding How to Write Dialogue Begins Here
Before I start out my sad little sob story below, please rest assured that you didn’t read the larger blog’s title wrong. This really is...
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Jeannette DiLouie
Apr 29, 20196 min read
When Working With Non-Traditional Antagonists…
A few weeks ago, for instance, The Genuine Writer covered – among other things – the topic of antagonists. What makes them tick and how to d
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Jeannette DiLouie
Apr 26, 20193 min read
Too Many Setting Details for This Reader’s Liking
Yesterday, I admitted how I’m not very into reading about setting details.
However, that doesn’t mean I’m not into writing about setting de
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Jeannette DiLouie
Apr 25, 20193 min read
Should You “Show, Don’t Tell” Your Setting Details?
I should probably start out by admitting that, as a reader, I’m not very interested in setting details. When I pick up a new novel, the last
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Jeannette DiLouie
Apr 23, 20193 min read
The Full Setting Range Is Yours to Control and Command
Your main character, Maggie, is running along the beach. Her bare feet dance away from the waves that crawl up the slight slopes, soaking up
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Jeannette DiLouie
Apr 22, 20196 min read
When Can You Start Saying You’re a Writer?
Do you know what else is that easy? Calling yourself a writer. Seriously. All you have to do is say it out loud. It’s nothing more than four
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Jeannette DiLouie
Apr 19, 20193 min read
If You Don’t Want to Write Cliché Secondary Characters…
Absolutely everyone has an idea of what cliché means when it comes to character creation.
For example, Kailee Schnabele of Flagler College’
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Jeannette DiLouie
Apr 18, 20193 min read
Where Do Your Secondary Characters Fall on the Relatable Scale?
Thanks to the April 4 Writing Challenge concerning main characters, you already know it’s important to make your protagonists relatable.
Th
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Jeannette DiLouie
Apr 16, 20193 min read
Identifying a Secondary Character’s Characteristics
To get a good definition of what a secondary character is, think about your favorite book.
In my case, that’s really rather difficult to do
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Jeannette DiLouie
Apr 15, 20196 min read
The Snotty Sayings of an MFA Creative Writing Prof
Hi, genuine writers! This is Innovative Editing’s Jeannette DiLouie officially welcoming you to episode #14 of The Genuine Writer Podcast. W
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Jeannette DiLouie
Apr 12, 20192 min read
“It Will Be Nice Hanging Out With Proper Villains Again.”
If you’re wondering, the headline above is a direct quote from Ocean’s Eleven. And since we’re on the subject, it must be said that those sc
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Jeannette DiLouie
Apr 11, 20193 min read
The Making of a Villain
I didn’t get all the way through the Harry Potter books. I stopped after the fourth, so forgive me if I get this next bit wrong.
But as far
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Jeannette DiLouie
Apr 10, 20193 min read
5 Kinds of Creative Writer You Don’t Want to Be
I don’t care what anyone else says: Being a creative writer is awesome.
Sure, most of us are introverts who would much rather interact with
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