Are You Missing Opportunities to Make Your Writing Stronger?

adverbs, cliches, scene breaks, choosing a title, the wake up sceneBy Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy 

Today's Afternoon Rewind takes another look at ways to make your writing stronger. Enjoy!
There are a lot of rules in writing. Some are solid ones, such as rules of spelling or grammar, but others are more nebulous, such as how to start a scene, or whether or not to use adverbs. And some of these "rules" have become commonplace because it's harder to explain to new writers how to do it well, and much easier to just say "don't do it."

I like to look at these ambiguous rules as opportunities to improve a sentence or scene. They're opportunities to strengthen your novel and improve your own writing skills by learning why a rule exists and how to use it or break it when necessary.

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Published on January 21, 2019 12:30
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