Attitude: The Writer’s Final Frontier
I’m honestly not sure if “Attitude: The Writer’s Final Frontier” makes sense or not. Nor am I going to speculate too much about it.
I’ve be
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Nov 23, 2017
- 3 min
Are You Using Your Writitude for Good… or Not at All?
Happy Thanksgiving, my fellow writers! I hope you find joy in your turkey and stuffing, your days off and your family members.
And if the t
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Nov 16, 2017
- 3 min
What Is a Writing Retreat Going to Cost Me?
For Tuesday’s Definition of “writing retreat,” I spent plenty of paragraphs describing how amazing these getaways can be. Oh, they’re so lov
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Nov 9, 2017
- 2 min
Test Your “Writing Competition Eligibility” With This Quick Questionnaire!
Ready to showcase your skills, creative writer? Or non-fiction writer?
Hey, the writing competition spectrum is wide open! Which is why the
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Nov 2, 2017
- 3 min
Are Writers’ Conferences a Waste of Your Writing Time?
Here’s your Writing Challenge of the Week, writers. Get it solidly into your heads that writers’ conferences can eat you alive.
That might
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Oct 12, 2017
- 3 min
Everywhere a Plot Hole? Ol’ Creative Writer Had a Manuscript…
When it comes to checking for story plot holes in a manuscript, creative writers have a choice. They can do it the easier way or the hard wa
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Oct 5, 2017
- 4 min
What Kind of Narrative Hook Can Your Story Support?
In our list of challenges, we’ve come full cycle back to the beginning of your story. But this time, we’re not talking about writing your op
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Sep 28, 2017
- 3 min
One of the Best – and Worst – Ways to Get Your NaNoWriMo On
One of the best ways to motivate yourself before and during NaNoWriMo is to find a writing group or pal. That’s why today’s writing-related
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Sep 21, 2017
- 4 min
This Week’s Writing Challenge: How Well Can You Identify Tone?
We writers strive to be as clear as possible in what we publish. We have a certain message, and we want to convey it – a worthwhile mission
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Sep 14, 2017
- 3 min
Genuine Writers and Authors Challenge Their Biases – Repeatedly
Part of being a genuine writer is acknowledging your bias or biases. That’s why today’s writing-related Challenge (as posted on Innovative E
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Aug 31, 2017
- 3 min
Marketing Your Published Book? Then Do Try This at Home…
Marketing can be scary. We already faced that fact in Tuesday’s writing Definition of the Week, and we’re going to tackle it some more in to
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Aug 24, 2017
- 3 min
What You Need to Know About Vanity Publishers – Part 2
I know I said a lot of bad things about vanity publishers in yesterday’s Definition of the Week. And I’m going to continue saying bad things
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Aug 17, 2017
- 3 min
Are Self-Published Books Badly Edited and Poorly Put Together? Prove that Wrong!
This writing-related Challenge of the Week is a giant deal for any authors who’ve decided to self-publish their books. As such, forget any b
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Aug 10, 2017
- 4 min
How to Write a (Possibly) Successful Query Letter
We’re going to cheat a little with today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, since query letters aren’t actually literary-agent...
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Aug 3, 2017
- 3 min
A Few Extras About Getting Traditionally Published
Well, we’re on to the topic of what it’s like to be traditionally published for today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Jul 27, 2017
- 3 min
You’re on Draft No. What?!? Get That Manuscript Published!
Today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, concerns the issue of publishaphobia: my mad
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Jul 20, 2017
- 4 min
8 Ways to Edit the Second Draft – or Any Draft – of Your Manuscript
Today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, acknowledges how very tricky self-editing ca
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Jul 13, 2017
- 2 min
The Best Way to Edit Your First Draft
Today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, requires you to shift your writer’s perspect
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Jul 6, 2017
- 4 min
Let’s Get Real About That Story Ending You’re Writing Right Now
Today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, involves getting real about your story.
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Jun 29, 2017
- 3 min
Should Your Story Have a Sequel?
Today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, focuses on the future – your story’s future,
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