Innovative Editing

If you want to be an effective business writer, don't automatically assume all your readers will know exactly what you're talking about. Bec

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We’re dealing with troubling times these days. And we have been for months. First, there was the fear of catching Covid-19 and dying horribl

Shakespeare once penned that, “Parting is such sweet sorrow.” That was in the complicated tale of Romeo and Juliette, during the balcony sce

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

This is going to be the last installment of my SEO title-writing tips series… mainly because this then exhausts the limits of my SEO title-w

As your story winds down through the falling action, it should start prompting some questions. I’m not referring to the questions we referen

First and foremost, there’s always going to be the chance that you offend someone. Because some people are always looking to be offended. Th

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 pr

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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

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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 is

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

f you’re determined to try to use SEO to your advantage, we’re tackling SEO tips in titles today. So come along. What you learn below might

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