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I know I’ve been dishing out a lot of tough writing love these last few weeks about your manuscript, saying that your first draft might be b

Today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, concerns the issue of publishaphobia: my mad

I had a highly entertaining editorial conversation with one of my genuinely awesome editing clients the other day. I’d love to tell you all

We’re up to “final draft” for today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, which means we’re dow

Since I bashed not one but two published authors last week, I think it only right to criticize myself and my own writing today. One of the

If you read last week’s Writing Rule #28, then you might be thinking that you recognize the blog post title above. In which case, you’re rig

Today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, acknowledges how very tricky self-editing ca

Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, applies to “Second Draft.” Since that two-word conc

Well, we’re up to Writing Rule #28 and discussing first drafts, which admittedly can be pretty bad. Here’s a common enough story about the

Today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, requires you to shift your writer’s perspect

On Monday, we covered Part 1 of an eight-item editorial tricks list, which detailed two specific tips to try out if you’re feeling a little

Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is for “First Draft.” Which – let me tell you – is

There are two foundational steps to looking like a pro with your written copy, whether we’re talking about a professional article, a busines

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.

For today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, we’ve done it! Or just about anyway, since all

Today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, focuses on the future – your story’s future,

Earlier this month, I finished editing the first draft of my Faerietales 5: Flights of Fancy manuscript – creative copy I had a lot of fun w

Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is for “Exposition.” In snotty literary circles –

Creative writers are never completely stable people, so why would we ever think our styles and skills would be static? Put simply, they’re

Whether a writer chooses to use dialogue tags all the time or none of the time or some of the time is their own business. Every author has h