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There’s a lot of writing-circle myths and legends out there about what it’s like to be traditionally published. I addressed and corrected a

Any good professional should know other people in their general business. For Innovative Editing, that means interacting with other writers

Well, we’re on to the topic of what it’s like to be traditionally published for today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on

To celebrate authorial success in August, we’re turning to Christopher T. George, author of Terror on the Chesapeake, a detailed look at a u

So far this year, we’ve covered Creative Writing 101, what it takes to get your story down on paper, and how to properly edit your manuscrip

I’ve recently been informed by a close but potentially unreliable source of mine that Dirty Politics 1: The Politician’s Pawn has “too many

I know I’ve been dishing out a lot of tough writing love these last few weeks about your manuscript, saying that your first draft might be b

If you’re a business blogger – or a blogger in general – you’ll want to keep one technical writing tool in mind whenever possible: hyperlink

Today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, concerns the issue of publishaphobia: my mad

I had a highly entertaining editorial conversation with one of my genuinely awesome editing clients the other day. I’d love to tell you all

We’re up to “final draft” for today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, which means we’re dow

Since I bashed not one but two published authors last week, I think it only right to criticize myself and my own writing today. One of the

If you read last week’s Writing Rule #28, then you might be thinking that you recognize the blog post title above. In which case, you’re rig

Although I suppose I first became an entrepreneur back in 2013 when I started Innovative Editing as a side job, I didn’t start running it as

Today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, acknowledges how very tricky self-editing ca

Bring on the English-major flak, because I’m taking on a literary icon for Wednesday’s blog post! And unlike with Monday’s post, I’m naming

Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, applies to “Second Draft.” Since that two-word conc

When it comes to creative writing, particularly novel writing, there are just some errors that should not be published – at least three of w

Well, we’re up to Writing Rule #28 and discussing first drafts, which admittedly can be pretty bad. Here’s a common enough story about the

In the long list of grammar terms implemented into the English language, there’s one two-word concept called an Oxford comma. Its definition