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Category: Writing Pitfalls

The Writing Pitfalls feature includes posts about problems writers can run into when writing fiction. It provides suggestions for avoiding these pitfalls.

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Writing Pitfall #5: Head-Hopping

  By Jen Schaper January 29, 2018 January 28, 2018 Writing Pitfalls
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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

Tagged   head hopping, point of view, writing
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Writing Pitfall #4: Overpopulation

  By Jen Schaper November 4, 2017 January 14, 2018 Writing Pitfalls
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Writing pitfall #4 is about overpopulation in fiction writing, when there are too many characters in the book or in a scene. Read More

Tagged   characters, writing
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Writing Pitfall #3: Telling Emotions

  By Jen Schaper October 20, 2017 January 14, 2018 Writing Pitfalls
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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

Tagged   dialogue, emotions, writing
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Writing Pitfall #2: Irrelevant Dialogue

  By Jen Schaper October 13, 2017 January 15, 2018 Writing Pitfalls
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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

Tagged   dialogue, writing
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Writing Pitfall #1: Excessive Passive Voice

  By Jen Schaper September 12, 2017 January 14, 2018 Writing Pitfalls
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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

Tagged   fiction, grammar, passive voice, writing
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