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Every writer worth his or her salt wants to come up with the next awesome analogy: a comparison or even contrast that makes every reader com

Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is “Setting,” which might not be as simplistic as y

Back in March, Innovative Editing began its “Author of the Month” program to highlight particularly engaging writers who deserve to stand ou

I think that last week’s Writing Rule was probably my favorite so far. But #17 is a close second, since it addresses the awful issue of clic

I don’t care how prevalent Twitter and texting become with their hashtags and emoticons and lazily shortened words. Grammar is still importa

Today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is really about your secondary characters –

Let’s start this one out with definitions for the words “innovative” and “editing.” According to the all-knowing Dictionary.com, innovative

Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is about “Secondary Character.” And the description

Today, I’m going to lambast creative writers. Then on Wednesday, I’m going to lambast editors. In both cases, it’s well-deserved. Now, in

I’ll admit that I’m cheating a bit with Writing Rule #16. It’s not that it isn’t 100% true. It’s that I’m crossing from the realm of villai

Today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is all about making your villain stand out!

Back in grade school, most of us are programmed to write the five-paragraph essay for some reason that still escapes me today. As its name

Creative writers, let me state right up at the top that there’s something wrong with either you or your story if you’re sobbing hysterically

Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is “Antagonist.” Traditionally seen as the “bad gu

As any kind of author, you have to understand that not everyone is going to like your work. You won’t be able to please 100% of your intende

We’re onto Writing Rule #15 today, and it goes like this: No matter what you do with your protagonist’s personality, storyline or motivatio

Did I hook you with that controversial headline? Good! We’ve got a very important topic to discuss, and while we are going to get into dive

As I explained on Tuesday, a protagonist isn’t necessarily a good guy. He or she can be a bad guy or a complicated guy too. But what if you

Let’s face it, peeps. If you want something out of someone, you have to schmooze them – whether you like it or not. Admittedly, schmoozing

Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is “Protagonist,” which pretty much means your main