Innovative Editing

Nobody journals anymore, right? That’s something our old-fashioned ancestors did because they didn’t have anything better to do with their

So you entered your manuscript into a writing competition. A certain pushy editor told you to in a certain pushy “quick questionnaire” – whi

Just for the record, “just” is a four-letter word. What’s wrong with it? In order to explain that, we need to first define this seemingly s

Ready to showcase your skills, creative writer? Or non-fiction writer? Hey, the writing competition spectrum is wide open! Which is why the

Writers (and editors) can do well with a few doses of humility thrown into their lives here and there. It’s a great quality to put on in the

The beauty of writing competitions is that they’re really quite simply explained. Which is exactly what this week’s Definition shows. Writi

Last week, I stumbled upon Rob Roy, a 1995 movie starring Liam Neeson. Set in 1731, it has a Braveheart-ish feel to it since it’s set in Sco

Yesterday, I wrote that it’s so important to have confidence if you’re going to attend a writers’ conference. This is particularly true “if

This may come as a surprise to anyone who knows an uptight editor, but I love my job. How can I not when I’m constantly learning? Every edi

Here’s your Writing Challenge of the Week, writers. Get it solidly into your heads that writers’ conferences can eat you alive. That might

This is a special National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, edition of Innovative Editing’s Author of the Month program. Usually, this pl

This week, welcome to the world of writers’ conferences, which can lead to good things, great things or no things. How so? To best understa

It’s just about National Novel Writing Month go-time! Though for NaNoWriMo 2017, this writer has an editor’s goal instead. I know that Nati

Editor’s Note: I promised a conclusion to Innovative Editing’s last three posts (part 1, part 2 and part 3), and this is it. What can we tak

Editor’s Note 1: Right now, I’m at Panera listening to a senior citizen book club discuss their latest read. I bring this up because, fortui

Editor’s Note 1: I’m going to keep this intro short and sweet. The following post continues yesterday’s call to action for would-be writers

Editor’s Note 1: Well, Innovative Editing readers, you’re in for a treat! This Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, I’m turning the editorial re

This week, we’re doing things completely differently for the simple reason that it’s almost National Novel Writing Month. Yup, that’s right:

Teachers and editors are usually quick to warn against bad grammar like run-on sentences and incomplete sentences. They’re no good, the prof

Before we bring pirate romances into the picture, a question. Have you ever heard of Jordan Peterson? Take one of his professorial lectures