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
Oct 16, 20183 min read
The Very Bottom-Line Basics of Writing Christian Nonfiction
If you’re writing Christian nonfiction, you have nothing to fear on this site or from this service.
You may or may not remember back in the
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Jeannette DiLouie
Oct 2, 20183 min read
The Confusing Definition Side of Writing a How-To Book
Put on your plaid. Strap on your overalls. And get ready to get the job done, whatever that job may be. Because this week, we’re all about t
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 14, 20183 min read
A Lot Like Political Commentary – Except Different
Try looking up the definition of the social and cultural issues genre anywhere else outside of Innovative Editing. If you do, you might find
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 7, 20183 min read
When Writing Political Commentary Books
Last week, we covered true crime writing. So it only makes sense that we follow up with a closely related topic: writing political commentar
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 3, 20183 min read
Oh, Dahling, I’m Writing My Memoir
“I’m writing my memoir” sounds like such a fancy phrase. It calls to mind worthwhile accomplishments and personal hurtles jumped and battles
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 1, 20182 min read
What Women’s Fiction Writing Is and Is Not
Probably not surprisingly, women’s fiction writing is one of the newer trends out there in the literary world. While I don’t have an exact d
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 20, 20182 min read
The Definition of Paranormal Fiction Is Apparently Inexplicable to Mere Mortals
You might have to be dead (or undead) to truly understand the definition of paranormal fiction. Perhaps that’s the reason why it’s such a co
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 13, 20183 min read
This Is How Tinker Bell Really Felt About London
We’re up to one of my (admittedly many) favorite subgenres of all times: contemporary fantasy fiction. With it, we’re also discussing its cl
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 6, 20182 min read
If You Want to Start a Fantasy Fiction Crowd Fight…
Try giving a definition for high fantasy fiction, and you’ll get a lot of industry agreement. Try giving a definition for epic fantasy ficti
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 27, 20183 min read
The Not-So-Easily Defined But Fully Fascinating Fantasy Fiction Writing Debate
Oh, fantasy fiction writing, what can we say about you?
A whole lot, actually. That’s why the next three weeks will be filled with Definiti
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 23, 20183 min read
This Science-Fiction Ride Is Well-Worth Taking
Today’s science-fiction Writing Rule further explores yesterday’s Writing Challenge and Tuesday’s Definition. And it’s a must for anyone who
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 13, 20182 min read
The Ultimate Fans or the Ultimate Thieves?
Fan fiction. It’s quite the controversy to bring up in conversation with creative writers. And that’s because just about every creative writ
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 6, 20182 min read
Oh, the Horror (Fiction)!
Since I’m not a horror fiction writer, I wanted to practice my editorial preaching before I put this together. That meant doing some pre-wri
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jan 23, 20183 min read
If You Want to Be a Mystery Fiction Writer…
If you want to be a mystery fiction writer, you’re in some luck. There’s nothing too shadowy about this genre. Not about its definition, any
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jan 16, 20183 min read
Could Your Life’s Story Be Historical Fiction?
Since we’re starting our definitions out with the more “serious” fictional genres, historical fiction is next on the list.
Historical ficti
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jan 9, 20183 min read
Literary Fiction: Light and Fluffy, This Fiction Genre Ain’t
Starting out our lengthy list of fiction genres is literary fiction.
If you go into Barnes & Noble or your local bookstore, you’re prob
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jan 2, 20182 min read
A Focus on Fiction for Novel Manuscript Writers
This year, our focus is going to be on genres, starting out with the fiction side of things. So if you’re working on a novel manuscript, the
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Jeannette DiLouie
Nov 28, 20173 min read
What Does Your Writing Attitude Say About You?
If this week’s focus on attitude sounds a lot like last week’s topic – writitude – you’re both right and wrong.
Writitude, which is being gr
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Jeannette DiLouie
Nov 7, 20173 min read
What You Need to Know About Writing Competitions (Other Than How They’re Annoying to Search For)
The beauty of writing competitions is that they’re really quite simply explained. Which is exactly what this week’s Definition shows.
Writi
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