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(The Start of) Everything a Creative Writer Needs to Know About NaNoWriMo
Dear Creative Writer,
We interrupt your regularly programmed list of Definitions, Challenges and Rules to discuss NaNoWriMo. Here’s what it
Jeannette DiLouie
Sep 26, 20173 min read


You Watch Your Tone When You’re Talking to Me!
The Definition of the Week this time around is for the word “tone.” It’s something you automatically have whenever you write, even if we don
Jeannette DiLouie
Sep 19, 20173 min read


Excuse Me, Writer, Your Bias Is Showing
The Definition of the Week this time around is for the word “bias.” This is something that came up two weeks ago when we were focusing on ho
Jeannette DiLouie
Sep 12, 20173 min read


Don’t Let Your Self-Published Freedom Go to Your Authorial Head
Delving further into our publishing possibilities for today’s writing Definition of the Week (as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook pag
Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 15, 20173 min read


What’s the Exact Definition of a Literary Agent?
We’re still on the topic of the traditional publishing process for today’s writing Definition of the Week (as posted on Innovative Editing’s
Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 8, 20173 min read


Traditionally Published: Achieving Every Writer’s "Shangri-La”
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
Jeannette DiLouie
Aug 1, 20173 min read


A Humble Editor’s Opinion of What Your Final Draft Should Look Like
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
Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 25, 20173 min read


Think About Your Second Draft This Way, Not That Way
Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, applies to “Second Draft.” Since that two-word conc
Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 18, 20173 min read


Let’s End This
For today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, we’ve done it! Or just about anyway, since all
Jeannette DiLouie
Jul 4, 20173 min read


Your Falling Action Probably Doesn’t Need a Deus Ex Machina
Since it’s not necessarily a commonly understood term, let’s define deus ex machina right from the get-go.
According to my go-to resource,
Jeannette DiLouie
Jun 30, 20173 min read


Should Your Story Have a Sequel?
Today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, focuses on the future – your story’s future,
Jeannette DiLouie
Jun 29, 20173 min read


Oh. My. Word! Then What Happened?
Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is for “Rising Action.”
Here’s the actual definiti
Jeannette DiLouie
Jun 13, 20173 min read


Your Writing Style Is Marvelous, Dahling – Simply Marvelous – Except When It’s Not
Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is for “Style.” As in writing style. As in yours.
Jeannette DiLouie
May 30, 20173 min read


Your Point of View is Stupid!
Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is for “Point of View.”
And no, yours isn’t actual
Jeannette DiLouie
May 23, 20174 min read


“So What’s the Deal With Dialogue,” She Asked.
Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is “Dialogue,” also known as a major inducer of hea
Jeannette DiLouie
May 9, 20172 min read


The Complexity of Characters
Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is “Character.”
Now, when most writers think of “c
Jeannette DiLouie
Apr 4, 20173 min read
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