Innovative Editing

Last week, we started discussing the differences between speaking and writing in a professional sense. As in, what handicaps do you have to

There are certain books I’ve read that I look back and remember with loathing. Okay, loathing might be a bit of a strong word here. But I’m

I recently tried uploading a podcast conversation onto a transcription service platform. The chat itself was great! It always is with Lia...

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

Podcast Transcript: Due to technical issues, there is no transcript today. My suggestion? Put this on while you're making a meal, gettin

Let me tell you a story about Jack. Not Jack and the Beanstalk or Jack and Jill, but Jack and the Premise That Got Away. Once upon a time,

I was recently an extra on a conference call that illustrated one of the major differences between writing and speaking. There’s a lot of t

So you have a premise for some story you’d like to start. You’re all excited – so much so that you take out your pen and paper, or laptop, a

Late last year, I began advertising the very first Genuine Writer’s Flash Fiction Contest for 2019. Submissions weren’t open until January 1

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

Hi, genuine writers! Great to have you here for Episode #7 of The Genuine Writer Podcast. I’m Jeannette DiLouie, author, editor extraordinai

To properly address today’s novel-Writing Rule, let’s recap our January discussions on genre. Here was the Definition: A genre is a literar

I was writing marketing copy for a client this week when I found myself fixated on the word “and” again. Unlike last week, it wasn’t in a s

Once upon a time, I thought I had the ability to write an original story. My Faerietales series was proof of that. I mean, how many people

The post-apocalyptic genre truly took off after The Hunger Games arrived on the scene. Since then, everyone’s tried to come up with somethin

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

"Let's say I want to do a story about [the] Middle Ages. But I don't want to do my research. Instead, I take inspiration from t

So you did it. Or you’re going to do it. You’re going to write a short story. It’s on the books, and it’s going to happen. Really. With t

Starting sentences with “and” or “but” isn’t grammatically inappropriate. You just read that statement, which is a good start. But now, thi

Some people are naturally inclined toward writing a short story or stories. That’s just how their brains work best, capturing moments in tim