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Think About Your Second Draft This Way, Not That Way
Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, applies to “Second Draft.” Since that two-word conc
Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 18, 20173 min read


What to Expect From Your Novel Manuscript’s First Draft
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
Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 11, 20173 min read


Let’s End This
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
Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 4, 20173 min read


How to Handle a Story’s Stage No. 4: the Plot’s Falling Action
For today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, we’ve moved past a story’s beginning, its risin
Jeannette DiLouie
Jun 27, 20174 min read


This Is Where It All Goes Down… Literally (and Literarily)
Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is for the word “Climax.”
In the literary world, w
Jeannette DiLouie
Jun 20, 20173 min read


How to Begin a Story: Story-Building Step No. 1
Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is for “Exposition.”
In snotty literary circles –
Jeannette DiLouie
Jun 6, 20174 min read


Your Writing Style Is Marvelous, Dahling – Simply Marvelous – Except When It’s Not
Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is for “Style.” As in writing style. As in yours.
Jeannette DiLouie
May 30, 20173 min read


Your Point of View is Stupid!
Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is for “Point of View.”
And no, yours isn’t actual
Jeannette DiLouie
May 23, 20174 min read


Dialogue Tags: Not Just What He Said but How He Said It
Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is “Dialogue Tag.”
You know how, last week, I wrot
Jeannette DiLouie
May 16, 20173 min read


“So What’s the Deal With Dialogue,” She Asked.
Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is “Dialogue,” also known as a major inducer of hea
Jeannette DiLouie
May 9, 20172 min read


Do You Smell That? Setting Is in the Air!
Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is “Setting,” which might not be as simplistic as y
Jeannette DiLouie
May 2, 20173 min read


Secondary Characters Are Important Too
Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is about “Secondary Character.” And the description
Jeannette DiLouie
Apr 25, 20173 min read


Who’s Your “Bad Guy?”
Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is “Antagonist.”
Traditionally seen as the “bad gu
Jeannette DiLouie
Apr 18, 20173 min read


Your Protagonist Doesn’t Have to Be a Good Guy
Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is “Protagonist,” which pretty much means your main
Jeannette DiLouie
Apr 11, 20173 min read


The Complexity of Characters
Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is “Character.”
Now, when most writers think of “c
Jeannette DiLouie
Apr 4, 20173 min read


Subplots: A Great Way to Spice Up Your Story
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
Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 28, 20173 min read


A Story’s Plot Takes a Premise and Runs With It
Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is “Plot.”
If you’ve been following along with the
Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 21, 20173 min read


Your Story Literally Doesn’t Exist Without a Premise
Today’s Writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is “Premise.”
And the title above, “Your Story Lit
Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 14, 20173 min read


There’s a Lot Packed Into a Short Story
Today’s Writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is “Short Story.”
At its most basic, a short story
Jeannette DiLouie
Mar 7, 20173 min read


The Surprisingly Serious Realm of the Little-Known Novella
Today’s Writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is “Novella.”
Since I’ve never written a novella n
Jeannette DiLouie
Feb 28, 20173 min read
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