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Jeannette DiLouie
Apr 1, 20196 min read
Stop Being Such Self-Righteous Readers and Writers
Considering the topic of this episode, perhaps I should write another e-booklet called “How to stand your ground when people are pushy, self
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 22, 20193 min read
The Novel-Writing Characters You Need to Kill
Let’s recap what we've learned about characters so far this week:
Tuesday – Characters come in all shapes and sizes. They can be people
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 21, 20193 min read
This Presentation Was Bad (Yours Doesn’t Have to Be)
Someone I know recently attended a premarital counseling seminar. Considering how she’s about to be married, this friend of mine – we’ll cal
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 21, 20193 min read
Creating Character Profiles Is in Your Best Interest
I’ve admitted this before and I’ll admit it again…
When it comes to creating character profiles for my novels, I’m an absolute, complete an
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 20, 20195 min read
6 Answers From a Unique Book Cover Designer
Editor’s Note: Do you know how difficult it is to get a hold of a graphic artist who does book cover designs?
In my case, it’s been nearly
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 19, 20193 min read
6 Kinds of Characters Your Novel Needs to Feature
Despite the blog title above, we’re actually going to cover seven kinds of characters your novel could contain. It’s just that only six of t
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 18, 20196 min read
Keep Your Integrity While Writing
As for today, we’re going to address the character of your fiction or nonfiction work. Not “a” character, as in the protagonist or antagonis
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 15, 20194 min read
4 More Ways to Get Past Writer’s Block
We already addressed three specific ways to get past writer’s block: Sucking it up Skipping ahead Sucking it up while eating yummy food....
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 14, 20193 min read
The “Don’t End a Sentence on a Preposition” Rule Doesn’t Make Sense
I’m sure that I’ve written about the “don’t end a sentence on a preposition” rule before. But I’m not sure when that was.
So let’s address
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 14, 20193 min read
3 Ways to Get Past Writer’s Block (With More to Come)
Today, we’re starting out with the Writing Challenge right away. Great ways to get past writer’s block are best addressed in a specific orde
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 13, 20193 min read
The Joy of Plotting (the Completely Legal Kind)
Editor’s Note: I first discovered Joy Eilene Givens on the Pennwriters’ Facebook group after she posted the following:
Hello, Pennwriters!
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 12, 20193 min read
Ways to Get Past Writer’s Block
Dear Genuine Writer,
We interrupt your regularly scheduled program to talk about writer’s block.
Do not panic. Next week, we’ll get back t
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 11, 20193 min read
To Be a Great Writer
Back when I was teaching Novel Writing 101 at the Community College of Baltimore County in Maryland, I got asked one specific question often
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 7, 20193 min read
Bad, Suplots. Bad!
Subplots are beautiful things – or romantic, or mysterious, or thrilling, or fantastic things – when done right. We’ve already established t
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 7, 20193 min read
The Differences Between Speaking and Writing – Part 3
There are definitely more than three differences between speaking and writing. But this is the last post in this particular series nonethele
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 7, 20193 min read
The Power of Page-Turning Subplots
Did you know that subplots can be more potent or poignant than the plots they sprout from? There's a lot to be said for writing powerful
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 6, 20195 min read
"August Nights" Is Perfect for March
I know it’s not February 14 anymore. It’s not even February, for that matter.
But who cares! It’s still the perfect time for a little roman
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 5, 20193 min read
A Look at Plot and Subplot Through “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”
C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe follows a schoolgirl who discovers an extraordinary wardrobe. Inside, she finds Narnia, a m
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 4, 20195 min read
What Is a Genuine Writer Anyway?
Clearly, Innovative Editing is all about genuine writers. But this begs a really good question: What is a genuine writer? It’s a question a
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 1, 20194 min read
Here’s How to Fix a Plot Hole
Yesterday’s post about plot could have been taken a little more harshly than I intended. So let me reiterate that it was meant for lazy or w
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