https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/managing-your-writing-life/w/education-and-craft/8169/common-mistakes-new-fiction-authors-should-be-careful-to-avoiden-USTelligent Community 10https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/managing-your-writing-life/w/education-and-craft/8169/common-mistakes-new-fiction-authors-should-be-careful-to-avoidFri, 06 Jan 2023 18:44:36 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:36dde08a-9ebe-471b-865c-8ad9d79ae490Mike Robinsonhttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/managing-your-writing-life/w/education-and-craft/8169/common-mistakes-new-fiction-authors-should-be-careful-to-avoid#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Education and Craft by Mike Robinson on 1/6/2023 6:44:36 PM<br /> <p><br />As an editor, author and screenwriter Mike Robinson sees writing craft and technique mistakes that are commonly made by new or inexperienced fiction writers. First, he sees writers doing too much telling, and not enough showing. There are appropriate times to tell, he says, but you also need to show what your characters are experiencing through their behaviors and all five senses - feeling, seeing, tasting, hearing, and smelling. Robinson recommends writers think more cinematically when trying to show. The second common mistake he sees is overusing passive voice. This means using lots of &quot;was, were, had&quot; types of verbs. Trimming these out of your writing can make sentences more active and urgent. </p> <p><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-16/CommonMistakesNewFictionAuthorsShouldBeCarefultoAvoid.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../CommonMistakesNewFictionAuthorsShouldBeCarefultoAvoid.mp4</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, video</div> https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/managing-your-writing-life/w/education-and-craft/8169/common-mistakes-new-fiction-authors-should-be-careful-to-avoid/revision/2Fri, 06 Jan 2023 18:36:25 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:36dde08a-9ebe-471b-865c-8ad9d79ae490Mike Robinsonhttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/managing-your-writing-life/w/education-and-craft/8169/common-mistakes-new-fiction-authors-should-be-careful-to-avoid#commentsRevision 2 posted to Education and Craft by Mike Robinson on 1/6/2023 6:36:25 PM<br /> <p><br />As an editor, author and screenwriter Mike Robinson sees writing craft and technique mistakes that are commonly made by new or inexperienced fiction writers. First, he sees writers doing too much telling, and not enough showing. There are appropriate times to tell, he says, but you also need to show what your characters are experiencing through all five senses - feeling, seeing, tasting, hearing, and smelling. Robinson recommends writers think more cinematically when trying to show. The second common mistake he sees is overusing passive voice. This means using lots of &quot;was, were, had&quot; types of verbs. Trimming these out of your writing can make sentences more active and urgent.</p> <p><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-16/CommonMistakesNewFictionAuthorsShouldBeCarefultoAvoid.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../CommonMistakesNewFictionAuthorsShouldBeCarefultoAvoid.mp4</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, video</div> https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/managing-your-writing-life/w/education-and-craft/8169/common-mistakes-new-fiction-authors-should-be-careful-to-avoid/revision/1Thu, 05 Jan 2023 19:43:07 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:36dde08a-9ebe-471b-865c-8ad9d79ae490Mike Robinsonhttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/managing-your-writing-life/w/education-and-craft/8169/common-mistakes-new-fiction-authors-should-be-careful-to-avoid#commentsRevision 1 posted to Education and Craft by Mike Robinson on 1/5/2023 7:43:07 PM<br /> <p><br />Award-winning author and editor Mike Robinson discusses two common craft mistakes he sees - show versus tell and passive versus active voice.</p> <p><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-16/CommonMistakesNewFictionAuthorsShouldBeCarefultoAvoid.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../CommonMistakesNewFictionAuthorsShouldBeCarefultoAvoid.mp4</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, video</div>