Innovative Editing

I recently read a published novel that involved a lot of setting detail. As in an enormous amount of setting detail. As in way too much sett

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

What is a genuine writer? You might ask. It’s someone who truly strives to be genuine about their craft. That means being honest about who t

What kind of books do you like? Are you a historical novel fan? If so, there’s a very good chance you don’t object to going to museums. The

We tend to think of writing style as a creative aspect. It’s something that novelists use, not journalists, professional bloggers and other

If you’re a smooth-talking extrovert, you’ve probably got this one down already. But most creative writers aren’t extroverts. We’re quite th

I’ve heard it said before that every villain is the hero of his own story. And I do believe there’s a lot of truth to that. I’m not trying t

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

Podcast Episode Link: Click here. Podcast Episode Transcript: Hi, genuine writers! This is Innovative Editing’s Jeannette DiLouie...

Let’s say you have a manuscript. A manuscript that you’re about to turn into a book. It’s a good book too. It’s interesting and engaging wit

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If you read Tuesday’s introduction to back cover blurbs, you may remember this line: A back cover blurb normally consists of one or two stat

I think I’ve said this before in some blog post somewhere, but I like to watch political commentary on YouTube. (Don’t worry. This isn’t goi

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

Do you know what isn’t a truly essential way to get your creative writing head into the game? Become a stereotypical English major or litera

What do you first notice about the front cover of a book? That’s actually a trick question, since the answer greatly depends on the genre yo

Let’s say you’ve got a set of numbers. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Let’s also say they’re sort of set up like an equation. But not really. Because the

When it comes to designing a self-published book-to-be’s front cover, you can do it yourself. Or you can find someone who can do it for you.

One of my Facebook friends – someone I met at a convention a few years back – posted one of the most interesting articles the other day. So

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