Writing Mistakes Commonly Made by Fiction Authors

Bobbie Christmas — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 21:34:25 GMT

Current Revision posted to Proofreading by Bobbie Christmas on 2/18/2019 9:34:25 PM

First drafts are generally messy and full of mistakes. Many authors encourage each other to write very rough first drafts for the sake of creativity. It’s in the second draft that an author begins to polish the language to craft something coherent, professional, and enthralling. Before authors start, though, they need to know what to look for when self-editing. There are a few mistakes that writers tend to make that they don’t even know they’re making. Bobbie Christmas, editor and owner of Zebra Communications, shares common writer struggles and explains her role as an editor. She describes problematic elements of dialogue, narrative pacing, character names, and distracting repetitive words and patterns. She answers questions such as: How should an author use dialect? What slows down a narrative? What patterns should you edit out of your writing? Listen to the clip below to learn more from a professional book editor about these author mistakes.

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Writing Mistakes Commonly Made by Fiction Authors

Bobbie Christmas — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 17:31:55 GMT

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First drafts are generally messy and full of mistakes. Many authors encourage each other to write very rough first drafts for the sake of creativity. It’s in the second draft that an author begins to polish the language to craft something coherent, professional, and enthralling. Before authors start, though, they need to know what to look for when while editing. There are a few mistakes that writers tend to make that they don’t even know they’re making. Bobbie Christmas, editor and owner of Zebra Communications, shares common writer struggles and explains her role as an editor. She describes problematic elements of dialogue, narrative pacing, character names, and distracting repetitive words and patterns. She answers questions such as: How should an author use dialect? What slows down a narrative? What patterns should you edit out of your writing? Listen to the clip below to learn more from an editor about these author mistakes.

www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../WritingMistakesCommonlyMadebyFictionAuthors.mp4

Tags: fiction, Subscriber, video

Writing Mistakes Commonly Made by Fiction Authors

Author Learning Center — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 15:09:45 GMT

Revision 1 posted to Proofreading by Author Learning Center on 2/18/2019 3:09:45 PM

First drafts are generally messy and full of mistakes. Many authors encourage each other to write very rough first drafts for the sake of creativity. It’s in the second draft that an author begins to polish the language to craft something coherent, professional, and enthralling. Before authors start, though, they need to know what to look for when while editing. There are a few mistakes that writers tend to make that they don’t even know they’re making. Bobbie Christmas, editor and owner of Zebra Communications, shares common writer struggles and explains her role as an editor. She describes problematic elements of dialogue, narrative pacing, character names, and distracting repetitive words and patterns. She answers questions such as: How should an author use dialect? What slows down a narrative? What patterns should you edit out of your writing? Listen to the clip below to learn more from an editor about these author mistakes.

www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../WritingMistakesCommonlyMadebyFictionAuthors.mp4

Tags: fiction, Subscriber, video