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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 4, 20203 min read
Finding at Least Part of Your Purpose Through Writing
While trying to figure out what to write about today, I came across three creative writing-related articles: “Life Sentences – What Creative
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 3, 20203 min read
Get Over Writer’s Block
Do you know what's really important? Being able to write in the first place, which is why we’re talking about how to get over writer’s block
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 2, 202016 min read
Not So Human - Chapter 9
She was in a very real bed with very real, non-airline issue pillows and a very real comforter. If heaven equated to anything like the relie
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 28, 20203 min read
Stop With the Subplots Overload
Subplots are beautiful things – or romantic, or mysterious, or thrilling, or fantastic things – when done right. But they can be overdone.
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 27, 20203 min read
The Easily Misused (and Really Annoying) Semicolon
There’s admittedly a miles-long list of mistakes that irritate editors. We’re a very touchy lot. I'm sad to say. It’s part of why I was (and
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 27, 20203 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 sub
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 26, 20203 min read
Mark Twain Wants to Give You Writing Advice
Mark Twain. You might know him as the author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – at least one of which
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 25, 20203 min read
Plots, Subplots and Wardrobes
C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe follows a schoolgirl who discovers an extraordinary wardrobe. Inside its doors, she finds N
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 24, 202011 min read
Not So Human - Chapter 8
“So I might be starting to believe in you-know-whats,” Sabrina offered after they had sat down at one of the airport’s little cafés. Turning
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 21, 20204 min read
5 Steps to Fix Your Story's 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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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 20, 20203 min read
Should You Say “Lol” in an Email?
Have you ever heard of the slippery slope theory? It goes something like this: People want to use “lol” and emojis in their professional ema
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 20, 20203 min read
The Annoying Tragedy of Unrealistic Plots
There are certain books I’ve read that I look back and remember with loathing. Well, loathing might be a bit of a strong word here. But I’m
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 19, 20203 min read
The Best Way to Write Modern Poetry
How do you write poetry? Back in the day, the answer to that question was “easy.” Because poetry was structured. Very, very structured. And
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 18, 20203 min read
Plot's Definition Is Dry as Dirt
Have you ever heard the saying, “And so the plot thickens”? More than likely, you have. It’s a literary cliché from who-knows-what original
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 17, 202014 min read
Not So Human - Chapter 7
Sabrina came back to her senses when her body hit a very cushy mattress. Disoriented, she opened her eyes only to immediately regret that cu
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 14, 20203 min read
Jack and the Premise That Got Away
Let me tell you a story about Jack. Not Jack and the Beanstalk or Jack and Jill, but Jack and the Premise That Got Away. Once upon a time, J
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 13, 20203 min read
9 Things You Can Do Other Than Write a 51-Point Listicle
Listicle. I’m never sure whether that made-up marketing term embarrasses me because it’s stupid sounding or because it sounds vaguely inappr
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 13, 20205 min read
How Far Your Premise Will Take You
So you have a premise for some story you’d like to start. You’re all excited – so much so that you take out your pen and paper, or laptop, a
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 12, 20203 min read
Warning: Adult Topics Being Discussed in Judgmental Tones
This is a topic I’ve written about before. But I came across it again last week, so I feel like writing about it again. That’s because it ge
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 11, 20203 min read
The Value of a Promising Story Premise
In order to give you a decent definition of what a premise is, here’s a little look into my brain. (Just a very little look, mind you, since
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