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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 26, 20203 min read
In the Name of Good Writing, Stop the Over-Bolding!
I hate being repetitive. Truly. But some things need to be said repeatedly. And this is one of them. Too much emphasized text doesn’t emphas
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 26, 20203 min read
Villains in the Making
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
Mar 25, 20203 min read
Do You Need an Editor? The Answer Might Surprise You (Part 2)
How much does the average editor cost? It’s a good question with a really complicated answer. Even so, try doing a Google search for "How mu
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 24, 20203 min read
The Surprising Definition of an Antagonist
What is an antagonist? To some writers, that’s a stupid, stupid question. Because everyone knows what an antagonist is. It’s the bad guy....
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 23, 202010 min read
Not So Human - Chapter 12
If you’re like a growing number of people in the U.S. or elsewhere, you’re socially distanced at home these days. Maybe you have the privile
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 20, 20202 min read
How to Write a Strong Protagonist
If you want to know how to write a strong protagonist, here’s what you want to do…
Close your eyes and think about the most compelling main
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 19, 20203 min read
Write a Strong Protagonist This Way
I’ll never forget the first time I watched the movie version of Chicago with Catherine Zeta Jones and Renée Zellweger. It’s about two utterl
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 19, 20202 min read
How Important Is SEO for the Website You Now Have Time to Build?
I’ll never forget the first time I watched the movie version of Chicago with Catherine Zeta Jones and Renée Zellweger. It’s about two utterl
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 18, 20203 min read
Do You Need an Editor? The Answer Might Surprise You (Part 1)
I’ll never forget the first time I watched the movie version of Chicago with Catherine Zeta Jones and Renée Zellweger. It’s about two utterl
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 17, 20203 min read
Here's Where Protagonists Begin
When you write a strong protagonist, you have to make him, her or it realistic and relatable. That’s what we learned yesterday, going so far
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 16, 202013 min read
Not So Human - Chapter 11
When you write a strong protagonist, you have to make him, her or it realistic and relatable. That’s what we learned yesterday, going so far
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 13, 20203 min read
The Novel Characters You Need to Kill
Let’s recap what we've learned about characters so far this week: From Tuesday – Characters come in all shapes and sizes. They can be people
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 12, 20203 min read
6 Steps to Creating a More Marketable LinkedIn Message
This post really isn’t about writing so much. It’s more of a rant against online expectations and presentations. But since online expectatio
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 12, 20203 min read
Create Character Profiles to Stay Sane
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 and
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 11, 20203 min read
3 Typos Self-Published Authors-to-Be Should Look Out For
When was the last time you read a book that you really, really enjoyed? And what was it about that book that made you really, really enjoy i
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 10, 20203 min read
6 Kinds of Characters Your Novel Needs
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
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 9, 202019 min read
Not So Human - Chapter 10
Sabrina swallowed hard, wondering if she’d gotten in trouble already. For all she knew, she could have violated some rule. She was, after al
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 6, 20204 min read
4 More Ways to Get Over Writer’s Block
We already addressed three specific ways to get past writer’s block: sucking it up, skipping ahead, and sucking it up while eating yummy fo
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 5, 20203 min read
Are Your Professional Emails Looking Less Than Professional?
What are your professional emails portraying you as? No doubt, you want the answer to be something positive. Personable. Polished. Prolific.
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 5, 20203 min read
3 Ways to Get Over Writer’s Block
Today, we’re starting out with the Writing Challenge right away. Great ways to get over writer’s block are best addressed in a specific...
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