Innovative Editing

While trying to figure out what to write about today, I came across three creative writing-related articles: “Life Sentences – What Creative

Do you know what's really important? Being able to write in the first place, which is why we’re talking about how to get over writer’s block

She was in a very real bed with very real, non-airline issue pillows and a very real comforter. If heaven equated to anything like the relie

Subplots are beautiful things – or romantic, or mysterious, or thrilling, or fantastic things – when done right. But they can be overdone.

There’s admittedly a miles-long list of mistakes that irritate editors. We’re a very touchy lot. I'm sad to say. It’s part of why I was (and

Did you know that subplots can be more potent or poignant than the plots they sprout from? There's a lot to be said for writing powerful sub

Mark Twain. You might know him as the author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – at least one of which

C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe follows a schoolgirl who discovers an extraordinary wardrobe. Inside its doors, she finds N

“So I might be starting to believe in you-know-whats,” Sabrina offered after they had sat down at one of the airport’s little cafés. Turning

Yesterday’s post about plot could have been taken a little more harshly than I intended. So let me reiterate that it was meant for lazy or w

Have you ever heard of the slippery slope theory? It goes something like this: People want to use “lol” and emojis in their professional ema

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

How do you write poetry? Back in the day, the answer to that question was “easy.” Because poetry was structured. Very, very structured. And

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

Sabrina came back to her senses when her body hit a very cushy mattress. Disoriented, she opened her eyes only to immediately regret that cu

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, J

Listicle. I’m never sure whether that made-up marketing term embarrasses me because it’s stupid sounding or because it sounds vaguely inappr

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

This is a topic I’ve written about before. But I came across it again last week, so I feel like writing about it again. That’s because it ge

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