I'd really love to get some comments from writers on common writing mistakes. I welcome any and all comments on mistakes they've caught in their writing, but I definitely need comments on these mistakes:
Irrelevance -- writing that doesn't contribute to the story or passages that were not really essential to the work.
Wordiness -- how have you tamed this beast? What trick do you use to catch it?
Passive writing -- what's a good way to catch it? Have you noticed this happening a lot in your own work? Any advice to writers about it?
Poor fact-checking -- do you have an example of where you did this with your own writing? What happened? Or, do you have an example of where something you read didn't have very good fact-checking?
Insuffiecient information -- were there areas in your writing in which you just glossed over something or instructed a reader on something without defining jargon or explaining terms? What's a good way to watch out for areas where you should elaborate on certain things? Likewise, can you please share where you have seen this happen in things you've read?
I'd really appreciate any and all comments from writers about those writing mistakes. Again, feel free to share your own.
And I just need comments -- there is no Q&A involved.
If you have something to share, please email Dawn at [email protected]
This is for a writing book I am working on. The above is for just one of the chapters in the book. I will definitely need more quotes as I work on later chapters.
I will only include your name and identify you as a "writer/author/editor."
Thank you!
Irrelevance -- writing that doesn't contribute to the story or passages that were not really essential to the work.
Wordiness -- how have you tamed this beast? What trick do you use to catch it?
Passive writing -- what's a good way to catch it? Have you noticed this happening a lot in your own work? Any advice to writers about it?
Poor fact-checking -- do you have an example of where you did this with your own writing? What happened? Or, do you have an example of where something you read didn't have very good fact-checking?
Insuffiecient information -- were there areas in your writing in which you just glossed over something or instructed a reader on something without defining jargon or explaining terms? What's a good way to watch out for areas where you should elaborate on certain things? Likewise, can you please share where you have seen this happen in things you've read?
I'd really appreciate any and all comments from writers about those writing mistakes. Again, feel free to share your own.
And I just need comments -- there is no Q&A involved.
If you have something to share, please email Dawn at [email protected]
This is for a writing book I am working on. The above is for just one of the chapters in the book. I will definitely need more quotes as I work on later chapters.
I will only include your name and identify you as a "writer/author/editor."
Thank you!
