by Zoe M. McCarthy | Aug 4, 2016 | Writing
These mistakes could irritate and lose your readers for your current book and all your future books.Insufficient grounding. The reader struggles to establish the who, where, and when from the beginning of a book or scene.The age of the character’s son isn’t revealed....
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Feb 5, 2015 | Writing
“I never leave a sentence or paragraph until I’m satisfied with it.” —Clifford Geertz Have you reread paragraphs to understand what they said? Most authors write confusing paragraphs in their drafts. If left in books, these paragraphs cause readers to shift into...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jul 10, 2014 | Writing
“It’s no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.” —Mark Twain We know exactly what we mean when we write each sentence of our story. We’re surprised when our critique partner or editor doesn’t. Tweetable Does your editor often mark your...
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