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25 signs of amateur writing (first chapter red flags to avoid!)

25 signs of amateur writing (first chapter red flags to avoid!)

FIRST CHAPTER MISTAKES What follows are some insights I’ve collected, after providing feedback on hundreds of first drafts. I’ve tried to only share general examples that I notice frequently in the majority of inexperienced manuscripts. There is nothing implicitly or inherently wrong with any of these: they are simple, common...

December 12, 2021 Derek Murphy writing mistakes, writing tips 996
The six signs of weak writing (how to tell if your book sucks)

The six signs of weak writing (how to tell if your book sucks)

I made this video in the last few days of Thailand, while in the process of reviewing several dozen applications to write with me – to be fair, none of the samples we received “sucked” … some were infuriatingly “good”, but didn’t hold my attention, were too wordy, trying too hard, overwritten and...

January 16, 2019 Derek Murphy good books, good writing, weak writing, writing mistakes, writing tips 1770
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