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I know Innovative Editing has written before about the best ways to edit and proofread one’s self. But considering the human race’s proclivi
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Jeannette DiLouie
Oct 5, 20183 min read
My Problems So Far With “Astrophysics for People In a Hurry”
Right now, I’m reading Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. And since it could just as easily be titled “How to Underst
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 17, 20183 min read
The Best Way to Write a Social and Cultural Issues Book
There are so many different groups and movements to cover in the social and cultural issues genre. And there are so many different motivatio
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Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 3, 20183 min read
True Crime Writing From a True Crime Writer’s Perspective
For this particular Innovative Editing Writing Rule, we’re going to rely heavily on a Writer’s Digest article from 2015.
That’s a bit dated
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 5, 20182 min read
Narrowing It Down From “Too Much”
Because memoirs are technically about just one significant point in their authors’ lives, they do pose an immediate problem.
What about eve
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jun 15, 20183 min read
This Major Difference Sets Apart Middle Grade Fiction From Young Adult Fiction
I’m a big fan of the young adult fiction genre – when it’s done right. Which, judging by the last three young adult fiction books I’ve read,
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 18, 20183 min read
The Imperfections of Chick-Lit Protagonists
If there’s one chick-lit Writing Rule you can count on, it’s going to be that the main character doesn’t have her life in order at story’s b
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Jeannette DiLouie
May 9, 20183 min read
One-Size-Fits-All Writing Rules? I Don’t Believe They Exist.
When it comes to writing, there are very, very few one-size-fits-all guidelines or rules to be found.
This might seem like a shocking admis
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 16, 20183 min read
Contemporary Fantasy Fiction Warning: Rated R?
What’s the difference between contemporary fantasy fiction and a romance novel?
According to certain contemporary fantasy fiction writers’
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Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 2, 20183 min read
Dial Down Your Fantasy Fiction Magic to Deepen the Drama
Fantasy fiction magic is some pretty powerful stuff.
It can locate missing persons or items, open portals to whole new worlds, breathe spea
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Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 2, 20183 min read
Keep Readers on the Edge of Their Emotional Seats
As we’ve already discussed, thriller fiction is supposed to keep readers on the edge of their emotional seats. It’s supposed to get their he
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jan 19, 20183 min read
This Is One of the Worst Historical Fiction Writing Errors You Can Make
We’re addressing a major writing pet peeve of mine today: historical fiction that isn’t historical.
Don’t get me wrong. You can classify yo
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Jeannette DiLouie
Dec 22, 20173 min read
The Milk, the Cow and the Back Cover Blurb
Yesterday, we said that a back cover blurb’s main goal is to intrigue the book’s ideal readers.
Doing that requires work, of course: resear
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Jeannette DiLouie
Nov 24, 20173 min read
You’re So Vain, You Probably Think This Blog Is About You
Do you know that writers have superpowers?
Well, we do. We have the ability to create whole entire worlds and put bad guys away. We can mak
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Jeannette DiLouie
Oct 13, 20173 min read
Plot Holes Are Worth Fixing, No Matter the Cost
Okay, creative writer. So you’ve taken my editorial advice and went looking through your manuscript for a plot hole. And you found one. Now
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Jeannette DiLouie
Oct 6, 20173 min read
Hook! Hook! Where’s the Narrative Hook?
How do you find your narrative hook? Well, it’s probably not in stealing movie lines from Dustin Hoffman films. (And shame on you if you don
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Jeannette DiLouie
Sep 1, 20174 min read
Writing Rule #35: Authors, Know Thy Marketing Targets!
For today’s Writing Rule, we’re going to delve a little more deeply into something I touched on for yesterday’s writing-related, marketing-f
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 21, 20173 min read
Don’t Be Horrified if Your Second Draft Is a (Really) Rough Draft
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
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Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 14, 20173 min read
Don’t Be Horrified if Your First Draft Is a (Really) Rough Draft
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
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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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