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To get a good definition of what a secondary character is, think about your favorite book. In my case, that’s really rather difficult to do since I love so m...

What is an antagonist? To some writers, that’s a stupid, stupid question. Because everyone knows what an antagonist is. It’s the bad guy. Duh. In a thriller,...

When you write a strong protagonist, you have to make him, her or it realistic and relatable. That’s what we learned yesterday, going so far

Despite the blog title above, we’re actually going to cover seven kinds of characters your novel could contain. It’s just that only six of

Do you know what's really important? Being able to write in the first place, which is why we’re talking about how to get over writer’s block

C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe follows a schoolgirl who discovers an extraordinary wardrobe. Inside its doors, she finds N

Have you ever heard the saying, “And so the plot thickens”? More than likely, you have. It’s a literary cliché from who-knows-what original

In order to give you a decent definition of what a premise is, here’s a little look into my brain. (Just a very little look, mind you, since

When it comes to writing a novel, there’s a whole lot of obvious information you can "learn." What a character is. What setting is. What a p

A few years ago, while going through a long list of writing terminology, Innovative Editing covered these three forms of fiction: Novel, no

Every writer out there thinks he knows what a genre is. It’s insulting to insinuate otherwise, much less bluntly speak it out loud. Much les

If you’re looking for an amazing writing retreat in the Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia or D.C. area, you’re in luck. Innovative Editing an

Once upon a time, a girl saw a shoe… A story can begin as easily and as simply as that. Where it goes from there is up to the author, the a

Can you write a book in a year or less? That’s a genuine question, and it can only be answered by you when it depends on a whole list of fac

Have you ever heard of HarperCollins? Hatchette? Macmillan? Penguin Random House? Simon & Schuster? No doubt, you have. Because, no doubt, i

I know we’ve been focusing much more on self-publishing guidance the last few weeks. But that’s over as of today. Unless you’re an instant S

So we’ve dealt with how to design the front cover of your book-to-be. And, yes, it’s quite the intricate process – regardless of whether you

Once upon a time, it wasn’t that big of a deal to design the perfect book front cover. Book covers were purely practical protections for wha

Even if you’re a complete millennial – or, even younger, Gen Z – you’ve probably held an actual, physical book in your hands before. There’s

There are a lot of awkward moments ready and waiting for you in the authorial process. From moments asking people for help in the research/