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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 10, 202013 min read
Not So Human - Chapter 6
"Stop right there and sit down," the leader growled at her, finishing with his buttons. "And if I don't?" she questioned, though her voice s
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 7, 20203 min read
A Novel-Writing Rule to Know Now
To properly address today’s novel-Writing Rule, let’s recap our January discussions on genre. Here was the Definition: "A genre is a literar
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 6, 20202 min read
Write Like This, Not Like That
Here’s a professional writing tip to take: Write like you speak, not like how you think you should write in order to be taken seriously. Doi
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 6, 20203 min read
Why Write an "Original" Story?
Once upon a time, I thought I had the ability to write an original story. My Faerietales series was proof of that. I mean, how many people w
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 5, 20203 min read
This Writer’s Block Solution Just Popped Into My Head
If you ever felt stuck in your story and you just didn’t know how to proceed any further… you might have been experiencing writer’s block. T
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 4, 20203 min read
Defining the Act of Writing a Novel
When it comes to writing a novel, there’s a whole lot of obvious information you can "learn." What a character is. What setting is. What a p
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 3, 202011 min read
Not So Human - Chapter 5
Sabrina was practically hopping around the hotel room while Deanda zipped up her suitcase with glares and grumbles. She seemed to believe th
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jan 31, 20203 min read
Making the Most of Your Short Story
So you did it. Or you’re going to do it. You’re going to write a short story. It’s on the books, and it’s going to happen. Really. With that
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jan 30, 20202 min read
“A Genius Method” for Encouraging Customers to Read Your Emails
Last week, I published “‘A Genius Method’ for Encouraging Customers to Open Your Emails.”
Courtesy of a Money.com article, it was all about
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jan 30, 20203 min read
Novelists Should Write Short Stories
Some people are naturally inclined toward writing a short story or two. That’s just how their brains work best: They capture moments in a ch
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jan 29, 20203 min read
Writing Tips 101: Understanding Your Craft and Capabilities
So many people think about writing a book – whether it’s an autobiography, a look into some amazing aspect of reality, the next great piece
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jan 28, 20202 min read
A Few Things on Writing a Short Story
A few years ago, while going through a long list of writing terminology, Innovative Editing covered these three forms of fiction: Novel, no
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jan 27, 202013 min read
Not So Human - Chapter 4
Technically, Sabrina heard those two last words, “faerie princess,” but they didn’t compute right away. Or at least she was waiting for Dean
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jan 24, 20203 min read
Your Readers and Your Book’s Genre
Thursday’s Writing Challenge was all about publishing your genre-specific book. And it included some great information in it. Admittedly, it
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jan 23, 20203 min read
“A Genius Method” for Encouraging Customers to Open Your Emails
That was the gist of a headline I recently read in the June/July 2019 issue of Money.com’s newsletter. The actual headline is “Here’s a Geni
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jan 23, 20203 min read
Your Book’s Genre (and Subgenre) Matters
So, you say, read Tuesday’s post, “Do You Really Know What a Genre Is?” And, for the record, you learned nothing. As it turned out, yes, you
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jan 22, 20203 min read
How “Woke” Should Your Creative Writing Be?
After defining “woke” as “a simple past tense of wake,” Dictionary.com goes on to define it the millennial way. As an adjective, it can be u
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jan 21, 20203 min read
Do You Really Know What a Genre Is?
Every writer out there thinks he knows what a genre is. It’s insulting to insinuate otherwise, much less bluntly speak it out loud. Much les
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jan 20, 20209 min read
Not So Human - Chapter 3 (Part 2)
“I thought you wanted to watch a movie,” Sabrina reminded her with a whole lot of skepticism to her tone, even while she did as commanded. A
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jan 17, 20202 min read
The Best Writing Retreats Do This
By their very definition, writing retreats are designed to give you the time and space you need to write. Not by very definition (but typica
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