Common Writing Mistakes
Common Writing ... 2004, Michael ... books aren't rejected because the stories ... They're rejected because they're not "ready toread." In short, minor stuff like typos, gr Common Writing Mistakes Copyright 2004, Michael LaRocca Most books aren't rejected because the stories are "bad." They're rejected because they're not "ready to read." In short, minor stuff like typos, grammar, spelling, etc. I don't mean places where we, as authors, deliberately break the rules. Those are fine. That's part of our job. Language always changes with use, and we can help it on its way. No, I'm referring to places where someone just plain didn't learn the rule or got confused or overlooked it during the self-edits. I've been editing novels for over three years. Looking back at my experiences, I feel like sharing the most common mistakes I've seen. If you'll go through your manuscript and fix these before you submit it to ...