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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

Sooo… Christian fiction writing. What can we say about it? Since this week’s writing Definition, Challenge and Rule are going to be fille

“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...

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

Despite Tuesday’s Definition, I’m still convinced that paranormal fiction should be strictly about ghosts and ghoulies. Not vampires. Not we

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

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

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

Since we’re starting our definitions out with the more “serious” fictional genres, historical fiction is next on the list. Historical ficti

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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