Daily Archives: January 11, 2008

Here’s the next in the top ten of new novelist’s pitfalls: Setting and description delivered in large chunks Now you’re going to get my take and memories of what the items mean. The list of Top Ten Pitfalls was read and not handed out or displayed, so any confusion is mine and mine alone. Setting/DescriptionContinue reading “Reason #9 – Lacking Action”

I’m taking a community college novel writing course. I wrote down the instructor’s list of Top Ten Mistakes Newbie Novelists Make and thought I’d deliver it like Letterman. Number 10… Flat writing (passive sentences/weak verbs) Passive sentences and weak verbs drain life from writing. I’ve read (and written no doubt) stuff that lacks ‘zaz. EveryContinue reading “Reason #10 – Flat Writing”