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"Here’s Why This Author Got These One-Star Reviews": As in past posts, we’re going to try to learn another thing or two from other creative writer’s mistakes – actual or perceived. This is by reading their reviews, especially their negative ones. Now, in the case of this round’s book in question – which, as usual, I won’t name – I’m going to flat out state that I’m as certain as I can be that the negative reviews are accurate...
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"Creative Writer, Know Thyself!": Creative writers can learn a lot from studying other subjects, from history to politics to science to business. Even dreaded mathematics, which so often seems antithetical to what we do, can enrich our stories. They all present new worlds to explore and utilize… regardless of whether what you’re working on in the moment directly deals with the subject at hand. There might be details that jump off the page that can pertain to specific characters or specific...
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"The Silliness of Some One-Size-Fits-All Writing Rules": Despite what so many experts and supposed experts want to tell you… When it comes to effective creative writing – or effective writing in general – there are very, very few one-size-fits-all guidelines or rules to be found. If there are any at all. This might seem rather shocking coming from someone who publishes “Writing Rules” every single week. Like the one down below...
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"Engaging Creative Writers Avoid the Obsession With Originality": Welcome to Part #3 of the “You Can’t Please Everyone” series, where we’re discussing how you can’t make all your readers happy… but you can strive to engage as many readers as possible. Part #1 introduced the topic. And Part #2 discussed the importance of varying your sentence structure. That second one might sound boring, but I intensely urge you to read it anyway. It can make a huge difference in how your audience...
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"Engaging Creative Writers Vary Their Sentence Structure": A few Wednesdays ago, I wrote a blog post about how you couldn’t please everyone. Which, for the record, remains just as true today as it was in the beginning of August. (Even if that feels like a lifetime ago.) Everyone has an opinion, you see. And sometimes those opinions don’t match up. “For obvious reasons,” I noted, “I’m rather attached” to mine. “I’m sure you are too.” And we all think we’re right. Which means that, when...
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"Since You Can’t Please Everyone...": In preparation for writing this post, I purposely tried to look up a less loved fantasy novel. Essentially, I went onto Amazon.com, typed in “fantasy novel” and scrolled down, searching for something with a lower rating. My purpose was to find bad reviews. Because, as I’ve said before, you can learn a lot about how not to write by other people’s mistakes. That’s not to shame anyone for their mistakes. Everyone makes some, after all. And thinking...
book marketing ideas
"Are You Bad at Marketing Your Books? Try This 1 Tip!" Hello. My name is Jeannette DiLouie, and I’m really bad at marketing my books. This is a real problem, hence my AA-esque opening. Only this is WA: Writers’ Anonymous, so named because the people in it struggle to get themselves or their books any attention. If they try at all. I bet I could easily get a local chapter of WA going in Lancaster, PA, where I live. Just like I’m sure you could start one easily wherever you live...
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"Are You Too Hard on Yourself About Your Creative Writing?": Are you too hard on yourself when it comes to creative writing? I'll be the first to admit that it's such a subjective question, making it difficult to tell sometimes. The inspiration behind this question is quite simple though: I’ve been told I’m too hard on myself by many people. And honestly, I just don’t see it. I’ve got great self-esteem. I know my strengths and (most of) my weaknesses where I’m more than capable of...
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"You Won’t Know Until You Try Writing It Out": Did you know you can turn anything into a story, whether fiction or nonfiction? Absolutely any experience or any thought that pops into your head has that potential. Truly. For my part, I’ve intensely debated writing about my experiences with online dating. Oh, the stories my heroine could tell...
why I write
"20 Reasons Why I Write the Way I Do": "When I was a little girl," Jo Sands writes, "our family didn’t have much by way of material things. What we did have was a deep love of God and the freedom to be as imaginative as we wanted. Both worked out in my favor. "I was an inquisitive and intuitive child, always asking questions. Always seeking to understand the world around me. "Yet, along with that curiosity came a soft voice. I’ve always had it: It’s part of who I am. In my ears, my voice..."
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dealing with difficult times
"Dealing With These Troubled Times": We’re dealing with troubling times these days. And we have been for months. It started with the fear of catching Covid-19 and dying horribly, leaving loved ones behind to fend for themselves. Then there was the economic suffering so many experienced not knowing how they would pay their mortgages or rent… or afford their medical needs… or feed their kids… All because they lost their jobs due to the shutdowns. But we weren’t done yet. Not even close...
character creation
"Writing Male vs. Female Characters": I’m not going to lie. I hate social media right now. But it is still useful every once in a while. After all, it allowed me to stumble onto Inner Strength. I can’t tell you the entire website is useful for the simple reason that I only know about one post. But this one post is pretty phenomenal if you’re writing characters of the opposite sex. Which you probably are...
story telling tips
"Reading Other Author’s Book Reviews": If you ever have way too much time on your hands… And you want to go down a rabbit hole that could possibly prove worthwhile… This is what you do: Look at book reviews on Amazon. When I say book reviews, I most certainly don’t mean those of your favorite author. Forget them. This might sound mean, I’ll admit, but I’m talking about the probably self-published ones...
book editor
"Do You Need an Editor? (Part 8)": Last Wednesday, we finished covering beta readers – the good and the less-than-reliable. Beta readers can be wonderful, wonderful, encouraging and useful resources. But if you want to publish a truly polished work, you should still involve an actual, worthwhile editor. That’s because, while a beta reader thinks like a reader… an actual, worthwhile editor also thinks like a literary agent. He or she is designed to be just the right blend of someone...
beta readers
"Working With Beta Readers - Take 2": Last week, we discussed beta readers and how they’re called beta readers and not mind readers for a reason. Mainly because they’re not the latter, only the former. Most of them aren’t even professionals. With all due respect, they’re normally family or friends who volunteer to read your manuscript out of the goodness and kindness of their hearts. And goodness and kindness are only worth so much in this regard.