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Jeannette DiLouie
Dec 18, 20192 min read
Way Too Much Setting Detail
I recently read a published novel that involved a lot of setting detail. As in an enormous amount of setting detail. As in way too much sett
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Jeannette DiLouie
Dec 17, 20193 min read
Writers’ Conferences: Where the Ones Who Made It Go
Have you ever heard of HarperCollins? Hatchette? Macmillan? Penguin Random House? Simon & Schuster? No doubt, you have. Because, no doubt, i
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Jeannette DiLouie
Dec 16, 20195 min read
Are You a Genuine Writer?
What is a genuine writer? You might ask. It’s someone who truly strives to be genuine about their craft. That means being honest about who t
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Jeannette DiLouie
Dec 13, 20192 min read
Exploring Your Customers' Quirks and Curiosities
What kind of books do you like? Are you a historical novel fan? If so, there’s a very good chance you don’t object to going to museums. The
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Jeannette DiLouie
Dec 12, 20192 min read
Could Your Writing Style Use Some Work?
We tend to think of writing style as a creative aspect. It’s something that novelists use, not journalists, professional bloggers and other
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Jeannette DiLouie
Dec 12, 20193 min read
You Might Feel Stupid Trying This, But…
If you’re a smooth-talking extrovert, you’ve probably got this one down already. But most creative writers aren’t extroverts. We’re quite th
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Jeannette DiLouie
Dec 11, 20193 min read
Katy Perry: Hero or Villain?
I’ve heard it said before that every villain is the hero of his own story. And I do believe there’s a lot of truth to that. I’m not trying t
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Jeannette DiLouie
Dec 10, 20193 min read
4 Book-Marketing Tips to Take Note Of
I know we’ve been focusing much more on self-publishing guidance the last few weeks. But that’s over as of today. Unless you’re an instant S
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Jeannette DiLouie
Dec 9, 20195 min read
Should You Get a Degree in Creative Writing?
Podcast Episode Link: Click here. Podcast Episode Transcript: Hi, genuine writers! This is Innovative Editing’s Jeannette DiLouie...
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Jeannette DiLouie
Dec 6, 20193 min read
Know Your Worth With Your Back Cover Blurb
Let’s say you have a manuscript. A manuscript that you’re about to turn into a book. It’s a good book too. It’s interesting and engaging wit
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Jeannette DiLouie
Dec 5, 20193 min read
How to Write About “My Pet Rock” and Other Stupid Topics
You may or may not be old enough to remember the pet rock craze of the 1970s. Since I wasn't born until the next decade, I've only ever hear
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Jeannette DiLouie
Dec 5, 20193 min read
The VIP Lines of Your Back Cover Blurb
If you read Tuesday’s introduction to back cover blurbs, you may remember this line: A back cover blurb normally consists of one or two stat
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Jeannette DiLouie
Dec 4, 20192 min read
Your Story Shouldn’t Just Be About "the" Struggle
I think I’ve said this before in some blog post somewhere, but I like to watch political commentary on YouTube. (Don’t worry. This isn’t goi
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Jeannette DiLouie
Dec 3, 20193 min read
Beginning Your Book's Back Cover Blurb
So we’ve dealt with how to design the front cover of your book-to-be. And, yes, it’s quite the intricate process – regardless of whether you
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Jeannette DiLouie
Dec 2, 20197 min read
Creative Writers Are the Worst!
Do you know what isn’t a truly essential way to get your creative writing head into the game? Become a stereotypical English major or litera
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Jeannette DiLouie
Nov 22, 20193 min read
Fonts Might Not Come First, but Don’t Discount Them Just Yet
What do you first notice about the front cover of a book? That’s actually a trick question, since the answer greatly depends on the genre yo
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Jeannette DiLouie
Nov 21, 20193 min read
The Importance of Establishing Logical Transitions
Let’s say you’ve got a set of numbers. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Let’s also say they’re sort of set up like an equation. But not really. Because the
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Jeannette DiLouie
Nov 21, 20193 min read
Pushy Graphic Designers and Your Book’s Front Cover
When it comes to designing a self-published book-to-be’s front cover, you can do it yourself. Or you can find someone who can do it for you.
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Jeannette DiLouie
Nov 20, 20192 min read
Why Do Readers Enjoy Objectively Bad Books?
One of my Facebook friends – someone I met at a convention a few years back – posted one of the most interesting articles the other day. So
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Jeannette DiLouie
Nov 19, 20193 min read
Your Starting Point to Design the Perfect Book Front Cover
Once upon a time, it wasn’t that big of a deal to design the perfect book front cover. Book covers were purely practical protections for wha
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