Extra: Common Writing Mistakes
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I subscribe to Jerry Jenkins' emails and I recommend checking him out for writing advice. (Also, I have read some of his books and I cannot recommend them enough!)
This was on my email today and I feel like the members of this comm would appreciate it.
" We all make writing mistakes. Even after rigorous self-editing, flaws likely remain.
This was on my email today and I feel like the members of this comm would appreciate it.
" We all make writing mistakes. Even after rigorous self-editing, flaws likely remain.
Too many, however, greatly hinder your chances of being published.
It could mean you still haven’t mastered the fundamentals—things like point of view head-hopping, needless words, comma splices, and switching tenses.
Even poor formatting can see your manuscript land in the reject pile.
To avoid these common pitfalls, read my latest blogpost, Common Writing Mistakes.
Jerry "