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Jeannette DiLouie
May 22, 20182 min read
What Can We REALLY Say About Christian Fiction Writing?
Sooo… Christian fiction writing.
What can we say about it?
Since this week’s writing Definition, Challenge and Rule are going to be fille
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 17, 20182 min read
Bring on the Chick-Lit Writing Challenge
“What’s a chick-lit writing challenge, and who needs it anyway,” might sum up your mentality about the title above and the genre in...
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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 22, 20182 min read
A Not-So-Special Paranormal Fiction Writing Challenge
Despite Tuesday’s Definition, I’m still convinced that paranormal fiction should be strictly about ghosts and ghoulies. Not vampires. Not we
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 1, 20183 min read
A Fantasy Fiction Writing Challenge to Rule Them All
For such a free-spirit genre, it might seem silly to apply a fantasy fiction writing challenge at all.
Why bother? What hurdles could possi
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jan 31, 20183 min read
My Not-So-Final Conclusions About Gender-Based Reading Preferences
The past two Wednesdays, I discussed gender-based reading preferences as it relates to writing.
It started out by observing my 2-year-old n
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jan 25, 20183 min read
It Isn’t Exactly Elementary, but It Is Logic 101
Let’s say your mystery fiction manuscript has one main character: amateur detective Thomas Green. But that doesn’t mean it only has one crim
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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 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
Dec 14, 20173 min read
The First Two Steps to Picking Your Book's Perfect Front Cover
Think about all the books you have on your shelf at home. Now think about all their front covers. There’s probably a wide variety of picture
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Jeannette DiLouie
Sep 19, 20173 min read
You Watch Your Tone When You’re Talking to Me!
The Definition of the Week this time around is for the word “tone.” It’s something you automatically have whenever you write, even if we don
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 7, 20172 min read
Surprise! That Story Ending You Want to Write Might Not Work
Writing out a surprise story ending can sound like a really great idea in theory, and sometimes it can play out perfectly in practice too.
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 26, 20173 min read
Writing Rule #21: Ann, Tommy, Lantana, Bill, James and Jen Walk Into a Bar
How many points of view do you need in a story? And how many are too many?
Those are very subjective questions, but let’s give them a shot
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 8, 20173 min read
When It Comes to My Books, I Really Do Want Honest Opinions
When people read my books, I want honest opinions.
No, really, I do.
I know writers say that all the time, and then, if you give them a sp
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 28, 20173 min read
Subplots: A Great Way to Spice Up Your Story
Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is “Subplot.”
A subplot is a story line that takes
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 23, 20173 min read
How Long Should Your Novel Be?
Today’s Writing Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, focuses on figuring out how long your novel should b
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