Engaging Creative Writers Vary Their Sentence Structure
A few Wednesdays ago, I wrote a blog post about how you couldn’t please everyone. Which, for the record, remains just as true today as it wa
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Aug 18, 2020
- 3 min
Own Your Creative Writing Style
Open a book by Charles Dickens. When you do, you’re bound to find a different writing style than what you’d find reading J.K. Rowling. “Duh.
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Aug 17, 2020
- 12 min
Not So Human - Chapter 29
Sabrina massaged first her right leg and then her left in an effort to stimulate the not-quite-numb nerves. They tingled painfully as she br
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Aug 7, 2020
- 3 min
Author Bias on the Loose!
Years and years ago, while browsing through the fantasy section of Barnes & Noble… or was it Borders? Yikes!
Location aside, I came across a
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Aug 6, 2020
- 2 min
Can Quotation Marks Make Your Copy Look “Less Reliable?”
Quotation marks. They’re probably not the most understandable type of punctuation. That title would go to such simple things as periods, que
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Aug 6, 2020
- 3 min
Unbiased Writers Don't Exist
There’s not a single human example of unbiased writing out there. That’s because there’s not a single human example of an unbiased writer ou
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Aug 5, 2020
- 2 min
Since You Can’t Please Everyone...
In preparation for writing this post, I purposely tried to look up a less loved fantasy novel. Essentially, I went onto Amazon.com, typed in
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Aug 4, 2020
- 3 min
Your Fiction Is FILLED With Preconceived Notions
Bias. These days, it seems that everyone not only has their preconceived notions… They’re also becoming more and more likely to try shoving
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Aug 3, 2020
- 15 min
Not So Human - Chapter 28
Despite the fresh air around her, Sabrina could barely breathe with his scent assaulting her. Her cheek was pressed painfully into a broken
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Jul 31, 2020
- 3 min
If You Have Too Much Exposition
I’m going to try really, really hard to write this blog post without calling anyone out. But there are a whole lot of writers who put too mu
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Jul 30, 2020
- 3 min
The Point of Writing an Engaging Intro
You’re writing a serious article or blog post about serious stuff. Therefore, you should get right to the point. Right? If that’s your way o
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Jul 30, 2020
- 3 min
Writing Exposition vs. Editing Exposition
Oh, the wonders of writing exposition. Don’t you just love it? The opportunity to explain why and how your story exists can be downright thr
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Jul 29, 2020
- 3 min
Are You Bad at Marketing Your Books? Try This 1 Tip!
Hello. My name is Jeannette DiLouie, and I’m really bad at marketing my books. This is a real problem, hence my AA-esque opening. Only this
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Jul 28, 2020
- 3 min
It’s All in the Exposition
When you first open up a novel, you’re relatively clueless about its contents. Oh, you’ve seen the front cover and you’ve read the back-jack
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Jul 27, 2020
- 8 min
Not So Human - Chapter 27
The scene in front of her divided, leaving one distant part of her mind aware of her surroundings and the other shooting forward at disorien
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Jul 24, 2020
- 2 min
The Fixable Truth About Editing a Second Draft
Once you’ve edited your first draft, it’s understandable if you expect your editorial journey to be automatically smoother thereafter. That
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Jul 23, 2020
- 2 min
The Value – and Overuse – of Bullet Points
Bullet points, those lovely list-organizing tools that push points over a tab to make them really stand out. What professional writer wouldn
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Jul 23, 2020
- 3 min
Second-Draft Editing Tips You Can Take
There’s something about the power of the pen. Or, in my case, the power of the keyboard, with my fingers clacking against the A. Then the N.
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Jul 22, 2020
- 3 min
Are You Too Hard on Yourself About Your Creative Writing?
Are you too hard on yourself when it comes to creative writing? I'll be the first to admit that it's such a subjective question, making it d
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Jeannette DiLouie
- Jul 21, 2020
- 2 min
Second Draft Editing: Stop, Drop and Roll
Writing a first draft is a sometimes heady, sometimes frustrating, sometimes debilitating experience. There’s a lot to it, what with: Coming
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