Writing Pitfall #5: Head-Hopping

Writing pitfall #5 is about head hopping in fiction writing. This is a point of view problem involving switching from one character’s thoughts to another’s. Read More
The Writing Pitfalls feature includes posts about problems writers can run into when writing fiction. It provides suggestions for avoiding these pitfalls.
Writing pitfall #5 is about head hopping in fiction writing. This is a point of view problem involving switching from one character’s thoughts to another’s. Read More
Writing pitfall #4 is about overpopulation in fiction writing, when there are too many characters in the book or in a scene. Read More
Telling Emotions is the third writing pitfall I want to discuss. What I mean is when authors tell you what… Keywords: fiction, writing, advice, dialogue Read More
Irrelevant Dialogue is the second writing pitfall I would like to talk about. I see irrelevant dialogue often in books mostly in those written by new authors. I’ve also seen it a lot in works-in-progress shared… Read More
Writing pitfall #1 is: excessive passive voice. This article explains how using passive voice too much can hurt your writing. Additionally, the article points out the positive uses of passive voice. I also discuss my personal experience with this writing pitfall. Read More