Innovative Editing

Since we’re talking about point of view in fiction today, let’s start out with three different examples of it. They’re all taken from novel

Today’s episode – which is all about writing the next great American novel – is sponsored by Not So Human, the first book in the five-part F

If yesterday’s article seemed to lean too far toward the anti-dialogue tags side of the creative writer debate, I apologize. Let me clear up

As promised on Tuesday, let’s talk about the controversy surrounding the topic of writing with or without dialogue tags. Considering their

Since today’s topic is dialogue tags – which you may or may not know about – let’s start out with a paragraph of dialogue, which… thanks to

We’re about to focus on writing dialogue for villains specifically, but the following advice can easily be applied elsewhere. Protagonists,

When we began this series on writing realistic dialogue, I told you about my customer service experience with ASUS. It wasn’t the most frus

Before I start out my sad little sob story below, please rest assured that you didn’t read the larger blog’s title wrong. This really is...

A few weeks ago, for instance, The Genuine Writer covered – among other things – the topic of antagonists. What makes them tick and how to d

Yesterday, I admitted how I’m not very into reading about setting details. However, that doesn’t mean I’m not into writing about setting de

I should probably start out by admitting that, as a reader, I’m not very interested in setting details. When I pick up a new novel, the last

Your main character, Maggie, is running along the beach. Her bare feet dance away from the waves that crawl up the slight slopes, soaking up

Do you know what else is that easy? Calling yourself a writer. Seriously. All you have to do is say it out loud. It’s nothing more than four

Absolutely everyone has an idea of what cliché means when it comes to character creation. For example, Kailee Schnabele of Flagler College’

Thanks to the April 4 Writing Challenge concerning main characters, you already know it’s important to make your protagonists relatable. Th

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

Hi, genuine writers! This is Innovative Editing’s Jeannette DiLouie officially welcoming you to episode #14 of The Genuine Writer Podcast. W

If you’re wondering, the headline above is a direct quote from Ocean’s Eleven. And since we’re on the subject, it must be said that those sc

I didn’t get all the way through the Harry Potter books. I stopped after the fourth, so forgive me if I get this next bit wrong. But as far

I don’t care what anyone else says: Being a creative writer is awesome. Sure, most of us are introverts who would much rather interact with