Innovative Editing

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

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

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

Today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, requires you to shift your writer’s perspect

There are two foundational steps to looking like a pro with your written copy, whether we’re talking about a professional article, a busines

If you want to annoy an editor, here’s a surefire way to do it: Use double spaces between your sentences. In other words, you have one sent

It’s a good thing I always wanted to be a writer and editor instead of a model, because last Friday, any such aspirations I might otherwise

Earlier this month, I finished editing the first draft of my Faerietales 5: Flights of Fancy manuscript – creative copy I had a lot of fun w

Sometimes, short really is sweet – and I’m not just saying that because I’m short myself. I’m saying that as one of those nitwits who scroll

Unlike last time, today’s writing-related Challenge of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, isn’t meant to downright t

Creative writers are never completely stable people, so why would we ever think our styles and skills would be static? Put simply, they’re

On Monday, I got an email from FBI Director Andrew G. McCabe, and he was very concerned about me. Here’s what he had to say: FEDERAL BUREA

It’s probably safe to say that every present-day entrepreneur and small business owner has heard how they need to blog. I know I’ve gotten t

I’ve worked for businesses before that were utterly obsessed with the Flesch-Kinkaid reading scale, which measures how many “big words” and

We’re now up to Writing Rule #18, which reads this way: There’s a certain point where setting descriptions get intensely unnecessary.    S

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

Self-editing can be a tricky part of the writing process – possibly more so than you realize. That’s why, the more important the project yo

On Fridays, I’ve begun posting business-related writing blogs on LinkedIn, and last Friday’s topic was about typos. Here’s a snippet of wha

Today’s writing Definition of the Week, as posted on Innovative Editing’s Facebook page, is “Character.” Now, when most writers think of “c