Another writing post
May. 8th, 2009 04:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jaebilityFound another helpful list of tips for writers! This one's Ten Mistakes Writers Don’t See (But Can Easily Fix When They Do) by Pat Holt. Holt gives detailed explanations for each of these sins; I'm just going to list them. The article's really interesting - Definitely Check it out.
1. Repeats
2. Flat writing
3. Empty adverbs (Oh man, I amdefinitely guilty of this one)
4. Phony dialogue
5. No-good suffixes
6. The "to be" words
7. Lists
8. Show, don't tell
9. Awkward phrasing
10. Commas
When I started writing in Yuffie's voice, I threw in a crapload of adverbs, since (in my interpretation of her) one of her habits is to exaggerate. Around that time I started to re-re-write "Fine Art," deliberately creating a new voice for Daisuke, and since they share some personality traits, I started using adverbs in his speech, too. Aaaand I was also writing in Rikku's POV, and she's a lot like Yuffie, so...
And now I can't stop! I use "actually" and "definitely" too often. Must attempt to curtail the habit.
1. Repeats
2. Flat writing
3. Empty adverbs (Oh man, I am
4. Phony dialogue
5. No-good suffixes
6. The "to be" words
7. Lists
8. Show, don't tell
9. Awkward phrasing
10. Commas
When I started writing in Yuffie's voice, I threw in a crapload of adverbs, since (in my interpretation of her) one of her habits is to exaggerate. Around that time I started to re-re-write "Fine Art," deliberately creating a new voice for Daisuke, and since they share some personality traits, I started using adverbs in his speech, too. Aaaand I was also writing in Rikku's POV, and she's a lot like Yuffie, so...
And now I can't stop! I use "actually" and "definitely" too often. Must attempt to curtail the habit.
